BCA has announced the appointment of Robert Hazelwood as commercial director for the company’s UK operations effective from September 8 2014.

Hazelwood joins BCA from Volkswagen Group UK where he held a number of senior positions over nine years, latterly as Volkswagen brand director and, prior to this role, heading the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Skoda brands.

Before joining Volkswagen UK, Hazelwood held the role of managing director MG Rover UK and managing director Ferrari/ Maserati UK which was part of Inchcape.  During his time at Inchcape, he was also managing director of Mazda France and Inchcape Retail.

Hazelwood will be responsible for BCA’s sales operations and remarketing services business.