• Aston Martin bolsters China leadership team
    • 08/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Aston Martin has expanded its leadership in China with the appointment of Andy Haslam as regional president for Greater China and Bernd Pichler as managing director, Greater China. The two new appointments add a wealth of experience to Aston Martin’s team in China. Haslam has more than 18 years’ experience [...]
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  • Management buyout sparks five-year Movac plan
    • 12/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A management buy-out at Movac Group has seen existing directors Robert Lang, Craig Matthews and Keith Parvin acquire the company ahead of a strategic five-year growth plan. Meanwhile, managing director Mark Smith retires from the company after many years of leadership. Lang said: "Firstly, Movac will embed [...]
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  • Peter Vardy names new COO
    • 05/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Peter Vardy Group has appointed James Brearley as chief operating officer. He is an experienced leader in the UK automotive industry and joins from Inchcape UK, where he was CEO. Group founder, Peter Vardy, said: “Following the launch of our 2030 Strategy in 2020, our aim has been to significantly expand the [...]
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  • FMG completes significant restructure
    • 17/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    FMG is evolving its operational structure to build on recent growth and investment. The restructure sees the promotion of two long-serving managers, Joe Day to the new role of head of claim notification and Luke MacRae to head of downtime management. Day has managed FMG’s third party claims team for the past [...]
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  • GKN Automotive reshuffles leadership pack
    • 25/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    GKN Automotive has announced four appointments to its executive team, including a new CEO. Markus Bannert, previously President of Driveline at GKN Automotive, has stepped into the role of CEO, replacing Liam Butterworth who has moved into a new role as CEO of Dowlais Group plc. Meanwhile, as part of a recent [...]
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  • Intelligent Motoring names new tech chief
    • 07/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Jonathan Anthony has joined Intelligent Motoring as chief technology officer. With two decades of industry experience, he brings valuable expertise in delivering end-to-end digital transformation, with a particular knowledge in the latest architectural and design frameworks. In his new role, he will oversee the [...]
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  • Hyundai names new UK president
    • 02/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ashley Andrew has been appointed to the role of president of Hyundai Motor UK with immediate effect. He joined the company in 2018 as sales director and took over the reins as managing director in 2019. In his new role he will continue to lead the UK business, solidifying Hyundai’s premium volume positioning [...]
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  • AX announces key leadership reshuffle
    • 02/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    AX has promoted Nick Williams from deputy chief executive officer to chief executive officer. He succeeds Lucy Woods, who becomes non-executive director. Williams said: “It is incredibly humbling and exciting as I start a journey to lead a team and business that I have long admired both as a client and [...]
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  • Suzuki returns to UK role
    • 20/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Suzuki has announced that Takanori Suzuki will become new managing director for its UK and Republic of Ireland operations from March. He is currently division general manager for Europe, Oceania and Latin America for SMC Automobile, but will return to a role he held between 2006 and 2010. Suzuki takes over from [...]
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  • Motorpoint names new COO
    • 17/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Independent retailer Motorpoint has appointed Kalwant Singh as its new chief operating officer (COO). He joins from Dreams, where he spent three years as COO. In his new role, Singh will focus on driving operational performance and strengthening quality standards to ensure the Motorpoint customer experience [...]
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