The new prime minister Liz Truss has appointed Jacob Rees-Mogg to the post of business secretary and Anne-Marie Trevelyan to the post of transport secretary, both responsible for policies critical for the success of the UK motor retail industry.
Mfldirect has appointed Theo Kortland as managing director of its new vehicle refurbishment centre in Leicestershire.
Tim Smith has been named as the new CEO of Automotive Transformation Group, stepping up from his current role as chief revenue officer.
Andy Duke has been appointed as general manager of Donnelly Honda, in Dungannon.
Verex Group has appointed ex-Volvo manager Tony Grice as a senior key account manager.
Costas Evlambiou has been appointed general manager at Lookers Volkswagen Battersea.
Used car buying platform CarGurus has appointed Amanda Symonds as its new UK managing director.
Allan Rushforth has joined First Hydrogen as chief commercial officer for its automotive division.
MotoNovo Finance has promoted Matt Lucas to the newly created position of head of partnerships & transformation.
iVendi has created new business units and has appointed new country directors in France and Spain.
Available Car has appointed former Renault Retail Group regional operations director Craig Heathershaw as its new chief operating officer.
Mark Hankey has joined Aston Barclay’s ‘new look’ sales team as chief revenue officer.
Imelda Labbé is taking over as the new member of the board of management for marketing sales and aftersales at Volkswagen Passenger Cars on July 1, 2022.
AX Automotive has promoted sales and operations director Scott Hamilton-Cooper to the role of managing director.
Former head of sales and Cupra brand at Seat UK Ben Fish has joined Renault UK as its new network operations director.
Bowker Motor Group has appointed Ben Gornall as its new finance director.
Motor finance company, Oodle, has announced changes to its leadership team, including the appointment of Richard Gaskin as chief executive designate.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has appointed Alex Griffin as director of product.
SsangYong Motors UK has appointed Thomas Holyoak as regional aftersales manager for the east and southeast of England.
Sarah Palfreyman has been promoted to the role of UK Sales Director for Mercedes-Benz Vans, effective from May 1.
