Keith Doughty has been appointed by Lexus Financial Services as its new national sales manager effective from January 1.

Doughty replaces Bob Thurtle who moves to another national sales manager role within Toyota Financial Services.

In his new role he will be responsible for the Lexus Financial Services national sales operations with a team of four regional managers reporting to him.

Doughty has been involved in motor finance for over 20 years and has spent the last seven years as northern regional finance manager for Lexus Financial Services (LFS).