Aston Barclay’s newly-appointed chief executive Tom Marley has said he wants to “catapult the group to higher growth” after negotiating the challenges of COVID-19 and vehicle supply shortages.
BMW Group UK has appointed its first general manager for future retail as part of a reshuffle of its senior leadership team.
Mini UK and Ireland is set to welcome Federico Izzo as its new brand director, with the former Mazda man looking forward to an electrified future.
Simon Proudler has been promoted to chief financial officer at Available Car after eight years with the independent, family-owned used car retailer.
Former managing director of the Colt Car Company, Rob Lindley, has joined Ennis & Co as an associate.
Ford-owned car retail group TrustFord has appointed its finance director Stuart Mustoe as acting chairman and chief executive following the retirement of Stuart Foulds.
Former Jardine Motors Group dealer principal Simon Lane has been appointed as director of Lotus Cars’ new Advanced Performance division.
Former Vauxhall managing director Stephen Norman has been thanked for his “invaluable contribution” to the brand four years after overseeing the its retail network restructure.
Automotive sector logistics specialist Engineius has appointed Andrew Wyatt as its new finance director.
New McLaren Automotive UK market director Nick Crossley has said he is looking forward to working the supercar brand’s franchised retailers as it enters and “exciting new chapter”.
Renault UK has promoted its national corporate sales manager Peter Horton to head of fleet and used vehicles as the brand enters the next stage of its ‘Renaulution’ strategy.
Inchcape has appointed De Beers chief financial officer and former Rolls-Royce Holdings deputy CFO Sarah Kuijlaars as a non-executive director
Luscombe Motors has appointed former Mitsubishi and Suzuki finance specialist Soteris Neophytou as its new Innovation and development manager.
Ford of Europe has appointed former Audi UK managing director Martin Sander as its new general manager, Passenger Vehicles, to propel it into a new era of electric vehicle (EV) sales.
Former Paddy Power and Lastminute.com tech expert Edgardo Savoy has joined the “fiercely ambitious” team at online car retailer Carzam as chief technology officer.
Former Dyson Group chief executive Jim Rowan will succeed Håkan Samuelsson as CEO and president of Volvo Cars as the brand continues its “rapid transformation of digitalization”.
Škoda UK national used car manager Barney Butterell has joined multi-brand electric automotive company Innovation Automotive (IA) as head of sales.
Vertu Motors has recruited Auto Trader franchise brand director Chris Penny as its new group strategic projects director.
Carzam has marked its first anniversary with the appointment of former Paddy Power chief executive Andy McCue as its new executive chairman.
Former Lookers, Manheim and Rapid RTC employee Matt Maley has joined automotive retail video specialist Vehicles in Vision as sales and operations director.
