Cameron Batten

Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, Volkswagen Group of America

Cameron Batten is the Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at  Volkswagen Group of America. He and his team are responsible for building belief and deepening trust in one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands. He serves as the  Group’s U.S. spokesperson and leads public relations and stakeholder engagement for the  Volkswagen brand across North America. 

Before Volkswagen, Cameron was the Vice President and Head of Communications for  Samsung Electronics America. He led corporate communications, product public relations,  risk, social media, internal communications, and citizenship. He was also on the Enterprise  Diversity Council and also served as the executive sponsor of the company’s Equality  Alliance employee resource group.  

Cameron has more than two decades of experience leading public relations and corporate  affairs functions across technology, healthcare, and financial services. Before Samsung,  Cameron led communications teams at Capital One and American Express. From 2014-to  2017, he led global workforce communications and workplace reputation at Johnson &  Johnson. He started his career at Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands and held  several brand management and public relations roles in Amsterdam and New York.  

He holds a degree in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a  member of the Arthur Page Society Page Up Program and has taught at New York  University’s Graduate School of Professional Studies.