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Aston Barclay appoints EV specialist
- 26/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car and van auction and remarketing specialist Aston Barclay has appointed its first ever EV specialist. Albert Parnell, who worked at Tesla for five years, has joined the company to support the transition to electric cars and net zero operations. Parnell will support customers through every EV purchase, [...] -
Gofor announces leadership reshuffle
- 25/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Edinburgh fleet management specialist Gofor has appointed Iain Bennett as its new managing director. He is taking over from company founder Graham Lesslie, who moves to a new chief executive role. Lesslie will maintain responsibility for the ongoing success of the company while Bennett will lead the running of [...] -
Nicole Shaw named new MD for Volvo Car UK
- 06/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo Car UK has announced that Nicole Melillo Shaw will replace Kristian Elvefors as managing director. She will step up from her position as commercial operations director on 1 November. Elvefors, who took the helm in June 2019, said: “I am proud to have worked with a great team to help the company through a [...] -
GWM ORA announces new UK sales lead
- 06/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
GWM ORA has appointed David Chesterman as head of sales for the UK market. Chesterman takes over from David Parry, who is now moving into semi-retirement and working a part time support role as general manager. Chesterman was the national fleet operations Lead in his previous role, where he managed SME fleet [...] -
AX names new fleet director
- 03/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Dan Cripps has been appointed as AX’s new director of Fleet and Logistics. He takes up the role with 20 years of experience in fleet management, including 15 years at Mitie, four years at Addison Lee and just short of three years at Amazon. In previous fleet positions, he has been responsible for overseeing [...] -
Mazda announce UK leadership reshuffle
- 25/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Mazda has promoted Laura Bailey to the role of sales director UK. She takes over from Peter Allibon, who is moving to director, sales and dealer network, Europe. Bailey has been part of Mazda since 1995 and will step up from her role as head of retail operations. Her appointment is intended to support the [...] -
Ingenia Recruitment marks 30th anniversary
- 21/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
North East recruitment agency Ingenia Recruitment is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The company was established in 1983 by founder Stephen Shaw to provide an exclusive recruitment service to the automotive sector, after he identified a gap in the market after 16 years in the industry. Ingenia Recruitment [...] -
Activate Group appoints new MD
- 12/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Activate Group has appointed Adrian Furness as managing director of its Motor Repair Network business. Activate Group specialises in accident management services and partners with some of the country’s best-known fleets and insurers to service hundreds of thousands of claims a year. Furness has extensive [...] -
Auto Windscreens names new finance director
- 04/09/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Auto Windscreens has appointed Stephen Mallon as its new finance director. Mallon has worked at the company since 2013, progressing through the ranks as commercial accountant and then financial controller. He said: “I am eager to forge stronger relationships with our esteemed partners, suppliers, and customers [...] -
Ford promotes Brankin to dual role
- 15/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Ford Britain & Ireland managing director Lisa Brankin has taken on the additional role of chairing Ford’s UK operations. She succeeds Tim Slatter, who has been promoted to a global US-based Ford role, as lead UK executive overseeing all facilities and investment, and continuing to run the Ford of Britain [...]