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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 [...] -
Richard Graves joins Revive! board
- 20/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Richard Graves, head of business at Revive! Auto Innovations, has joined the board of directors after being promoted to director of operations. He joined Revive! earlier this year and the promotion recognises the contribution he has made since then. Graves said: “This is a significant milestone in my [...] -
Audatex names new claims sales director
- 12/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Tom Hart has been promoted from head of account management to claims sales director UK & Ireland at Audatex. In his new role he will elevate the Audatex claims offering and further develop the claims sales team to assist the business with its strategic expansion plans. Over the past 18 months, he has been [...] -
Draper Tools boosts sales team
- 08/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Draper Tools has appointed Paul Middlemiss as automotive sales manager. Reporting into Adam Pike, head of automotive sales, he will help oversee the company’s continuing growth and expansion in the sector. He said: “Draper is a brand with a strong history and heritage behind it and I’m looking forward to [...] -
Mark Turnbull promoted to cap hpi director
- 07/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Mark Turnbull has been promoted to director of OEM and consulting at cap hpi. The role’s broader remit will see him continue to expand the consulting team's global reach and work with OEMs to help them accelerate their product and growth plans. He said: “As a team, we are ideally placed to help OEMs manage [...] -
LKQ announces key leadership changes
- 06/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
LKQ UK & Ireland has announced that chief executive officer Andy Hamilton is to become senior vice president of LKQ and president and executive managing director of LKQ Europe, taking over from Varun Laroyia. This follows the recent news that Justin Jude will succeed Dominick Zarcone as president and CEO of LKQ [...]