Pendragon has appointed former DFS chief executive Ian Filby as non-executive chairman as it sets out to deliver on its new, digitally-driven strategic priorities.
Former Chrysalis-Solmotive co-owner Paul Bennett has joined iVendi as senior vice president for international business and banking alliances as part of a plan to triple revenues within three years.
MotorVise Automotive has recruited two new account managers Harry Potter and Philippa Hirst amid increasing demand for its consultancy services.
Harold Bowden has passed his BMW master technician accreditation for the seventh time and is the only one in England to retain the certification for so long.
This year’s AM Hall of Fame inductee, Professor Richard Parry-Jones CBE, has had a huge impact on the automotive industry.
The AM Awards 2021’s GM/DP of the Year, Scott Stenning, says he is motivated by the success of his team – if the team is high performing and striving for improvement then business and personal success will follow.
Following decisive decisions which benefitted workforce welfare and the sector’s reputation during its most challenging period outside war-time, Marshall Motor Group chief executive Daksh Gupta is AM’s Business Leader of the Year.
Fast-growing MG Motor UK has promoted national fleet sales manager Geraint Isaac to the newly-created role of head of fleet as it looks to “really grow its presence in the fleet market”.
Cazoo has appointed former eBay and mobile.de executive Abhishek Roy as its European managing director ahead of its planned expansion into France and Germany.
Former Keyloop and CDK managing director Stuart Miles has joined Cox Automotive as managing director of its Retail Solutions business.
Skoda UK brand director Rod McLeod is set to join Volkswagen UK as brand director as Andrew Savvas heads to the US to take up a newly-created senior role for the North American region.
Snows Motor Group has underlined its status as one of the South Coast's largest family businesses with the promotion of Katie Snow to the role of development director.
Stellantis head of Americas Mike Manley is set to replace long-standing AutoNation chief executive Mike Jackson as chief executive of the US car retail group.
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) has appointed Fleet Auction Group (FLAG) chief executive Andrew Walker as its new chairman.
Automotive motor factor The Parts Alliance has appointed “passionate business leader” Mark Eburne as its new president and chief operations officer.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) will address automotive sector challenges at a virtual conference featuring speakers from JLR, Halfords and Sytner Group.
Dacia UK's head of sales Luke Broad will step up to the post of brand director on October 1, taking overall responsibility for its right-hand drive markets in Europe.
Lookers has vowed to repay £4.1 million in Government furlough support after reporting record H1 financial results and completing the appointment of a new chairman and chief financial officer.
UHY Hacker Young has announced the expansion of its automotive team with the appointment of experienced ex-ASE partner Ian McMahon.
The percentage of dealers looking to recruit across all business areas is up from Q2 this year, according to the NFDA's latest HR survey.
