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ACIS names John Matthews as new CEO
- 27/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
ACIS has appointed John Matthews as its new CEO. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the role having most recently been UK business development director at the Retail Automotive Alliance. Prior to that he was business development director at AutoRestore, head of the UK business at Fix Auto, and sales and [...] -
Nissan names new aftersales director
- 22/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nissan GB has appointed a new aftersales director to help drive its transition to an all-electric brand by 2030. Nicolas Belaud takes up the role from Nissan Motors Thailand, where he led the aftersales division. He takes over from Chris Marsh, who has been appointed as director, aftersales importers and [...] -
Volvo UK names new operations director
- 07/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo UK has appointed Robert Deane as its new commercial operations director. He brings extensive automotive experience having already worked for Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen Group UK and PSA Peugeot Citroën, based both in the UK and in China. He succeeds Nicole Melillo Shaw, who was appointed managing [...] -
ACG bolsters sales team
- 29/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Accident Credit Group has expanded its sales and marketing team with the appointment of Amy Dowle as its latest business development manager. Dowle joins ACG with a strong background working for leading insurance and accident management companies, as well as professional connections with repair networks and [...] -
Pro-Align appoints new head of operations
- 09/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Premium garage equipment supplier Pro-Align has appointed Kasia Rzepka to the newly created role of head of operations. In her new role, Rzepka will oversee the company’s aftersales and engineering teams of around 25 people, with an aim of delivering 100% customer satisfaction. She said: “Pro-Align is a [...] -
cap hpi bolsters OEM team
- 07/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
cap hpi has appointed Chet Patel to its OEM consulting team. He will work closely with the OEM team to further grow its global reach and assist OEMs to develop and accelerate their own new product and expansion plans. He said: “This is a fantastic opportunity which brings all my key strategic strengths into [...] -
Repairify announces leadership reshuffle
- 07/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Repairify has appointed Craig Edmonds as president of asTech while Cris Hollingsworth has been named co CEO of Repairify Global Holdings and Rick Keister has been appointed co chairman of the board. Edmonds brings over 36 years of experience in the automotive insurance space, having held key executive leadership [...] -
LKQ names new Bodyshop Division MD
- 17/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
LKQ’s Bodyshop Division has appointed Chris O'Rourke as its new managing director. After serving as director of commercial channels for LKQ Euro Car Parts, he succeeds Andy Southby, who has been appointed chief commercial officer for the LKQ UK and Ireland Group. Southby said: “Chris brings a wealth of [...] -
Smith returns to Europcar Mobility Group leadership
- 10/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Europcar Mobility Group has announced that Gary Smith has returned to the company as managing director of Europcar Mobility Group UK and Ireland, a position he held from 2016 to 2020. Smith has been deputy chief operating officer at Europcar Mobility Group for the past three years. Taking over from Ron Santiago, [...] -
Kia names new president
- 21/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia has announced that Marc Hedrich will take over from Won Jeong Jeong as president and CEO. Hedrich has been with the company since 2015 and steps up from his role as president of Kia France. He said: “The European market is playing an important role in the brand's worldwide efforts to become a leading EV [...]