Volvo Car UK has appointed Selwyn Cooper as its head of financial services with immediate effect.

Bringing with him more than 20 years’ experience, Cooper started at Volvo Car as a national sales manager.

The new role will see him heading up the Volvo Car financial services division and assume responsibility for expanding the range of finance and insurance products offered.

Cooper (pictured) said: “Our ambitious growth targets require a fully integrated approach to products and services, which will enable us to develop the premium financial, insurance and associated solutions to suit our increasingly sophisticated customer base.”

Volvo Car UK’s operations director David Baddeley said: “Selwyn has the perfect balance of finance house experience and a deep understanding of both our retail and business sales operations required for this role. His knowledge and expertise will be invaluable in ensuring that we have a range of finance products and services to meet the changing customer requirements.”