M&M Group welcomes back MD
M&M Group has announced that owner and managing director Mick Whitehead has returned to work, less than two years after a serious motorsport accident.
Based in Staffordshire, M&M Group incorporates Fix Auto Stoke-on-Trent, Fix Auto North Staffordshire, M&M Information technology’s and M&M Signs & Graphics.
Mick has now commenced light duties back in the business which will steadily build up over the course of 2019. One of his first actions has been to promote three members of his management team to the board to reward them for their efforts in continuing to run and grow the businesses during his absence.
Angela Henry (customer service director), Adrian Leese (bodyshop director, Stoke) and Tony Birchall (bodyshop director, Leek) have joined Mick and fellow director Dave Willett on the business’ executive board to create a leadership team with almost 150 years’ industry experience.
Mick said, ‘Despite what has been a very tough period for me personally, I have been very impressed with the way everyone in the team has pulled together to ensure that all our businesses continued to thrive, both in terms of turnover and operational performance. It is a testament to their dedication, and to the structure and business practices that we have in place that this has been able to happen.
‘Dave, together with the three new directors have led the business brilliantly over the past two years, and creating these new board positions feels like the right way to reward and thank them for this. I would also like to give huge credit to Deborah Broadhead, company accountant, who has also played a vital role from a financial perspective. But in truth, all 110 people in the business have done me proud, and I am very thankful for their efforts.
‘I’d also like to thank everyone in the industry for all their support and messages of goodwill, which have been a huge help to me. As I continue my recovery, I look forward to gradually catching up with everyone, and am also looking forward to preparations for celebrating our 40th trading year in 2020.’
