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Bowden assumes new role
- 24/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Matthew Bowden will take over as director of Škoda UK from February next year. He will replace Rod McLeod, who becomes director of Volkswagen UK. Bowden returns to Volkswagen Group UK after three years as vice president, sales at FAW-VW in Changchun, China. He said: “I’m excited to be joining Škoda at [...] -
Rod on McLeod nine after VW appointment
- 23/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volkswagen UK has named Rod McLeod as new director. He will take up his new role in January. He succeeds Andrew Savvas, who moves to Volkswagen in North America in a new role of executive vice president of sales and marketing, Volkswagen brand, and chief sales and marketing officer, North American Region. McLeod [...] -
Spark names new CCO
- 23/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Spark EV Technology has named Richard Welford as its new chief commercial officer. Welford has held senior positions at Jaguar, Autoliv and Tata Technologies. He joined Spark earlier in the year as a non-executive director and has been helping Spark respond to a record number of international growth [...] -
Europcar names new fleet director
- 22/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Europcar Mobility Group UK has created a new corporate sales team focussing on businesses with a heavy reliance on vehicle fleets. Ross Vincent-Norgate has been appointed as its first UK business development director to help fleet managers, procurement managers and business travel managers face mobility [...] -
MG Motor names new digital chief
- 14/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MG Motor UK has appointed Patrick Klaus Beyer as its new head of digital. He joins the car company from Honda, where he was in charge of digital marketing across Europe. Prior to that, he worked across several marketing roles for both Jaguar Land Rover and Toyota Motor Europe. Beyer has extensive EV experience, [...] -
Dowey joins shared mobility charity
- 10/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK has appointed Mark Dowey as senior development officer for the built environment for Scotland. He will work towards the creation of mobility hubs, which bring together various forms of green transport and community resources, and promoting shared transport options [...] -
Dacia reveals Broad ambition
- 09/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Dacia has named Luke Broad as brand director, effective from 1 October. He will have overall responsibility for delivering volume, profit, quality, and market share objectives across the brand’s North Territory which includes the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, and Malta. He is tasked with. He said: “Having spent my [...] -
asTech names new operations boss
- 01/09/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
asTech has appointed Paul Cunningham as head of operations in the UK. He will be responsible for standardising operating practices, improving operational efficiencies and introducing innovations to enhance the asTech experience. Martin Brown, technical director, Repairify Innovations, said: “asTech is excited [...] -
SYNETIQ launches nationwide recruitment drive
- 31/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Salvage, dismantling and recycling company SYNETIQ has launched a nationwide recruitment drive with new job opportunities created at its Doncaster, Gloucester and Winsford sites. It is searching for anyone with experience of working with cars and tools, either as a hobby or through the mechanical or vehicle repair [...] -
Cazoo expands into Liverpool
- 24/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online car retailer Cazoo has opened its latest Customer Care centre in Liverpool, creating 15 new jobs. Following a £1m investment, this becomes the 19th customer collection/drop off location opened by Cazoo over the past 11 months. Alex Chesterman, founder and CEO of Cazoo said: “We have been delighted by [...]