Marshall Motor Group has appointed Carole Merry as franchise director responsible for their Volvo, Honda and Maserati Division, effective January 2.

Shaun Allen, who held the Volvo, Honda and Maserati franchise director role for the last three years, will now head up Marshall Motor Group Jaguar Land Rover division, effective from the same date.

Merry (pictured) has over 20 years motor trade industry experience working with a number of the top dealer groups.

She joined the Group in 2014 as general manager for Marshall Honda and Marshall Maserati in Peterborough, and since January 2018 also held the sales operations manager role for the Volvo, Honda & Maserati Division, playing an integral part in improving the profitability, sales performance and customer experience of the 15 dealerships.

Marshall Motor Holdings’ chief executive Daksh Gupta said “Carole’s appointment is another clear illustration of Marshall’s colleague development strategy promoting within.

“We have been delighted with Carole’s career progression and relationships with these three key manufacturer partners so I am excited to see Carole building on her Volvo, Honda and Maserati sales operations successes in to the franchise director’s role.”