appointments

Lavery lands top job

SMP Europe has appointed Brian Lavery as sales director at the company. Lavery brings over 25 years’ experience in automotive, engineering and product development to the company, which is home […]

Advantage names new commercial director

Advantage Parts Solutions has announced the appointment of Mark Willis as UK commercial director. Willis will work closely with the UK’s senior leadership team, including non-executive director David Shepherd, managing […]

Ring names new sales manager

Ring Automotive has appointed Ben Johnson as its new area sales manager. He will oversee management of its aftermarket accounts across the south of England. Johnson’s new role will see […]

Aston Martin names new China head

Aston Martin Lagonda has strengthened its leadership with the appointment of automotive sales, marketing and network development executive Freda Wang as the company’s new regional president, Greater China. She joins […]

Mini adventure for Federico Izzo

Federico Izzo has been appointed as the new director for MINI UK and Ireland. He will take up his new role from 1 May 2022, succeeding David George who moves […]

JTAPE names new sales rep

Cheshire-based JTAPE has appointed Mark Whelan as new technical sales representative for the South West and Ireland. Originally trained as an automotive sprayer, Whelan has over 10 years’ sales and […]

JTape names new accounts manager

Cheshire-based JTAPE, which manufactures masking tape and protective film manufacturer, has appointed automotive industry specialist, Simon Dean, as their new key accounts manager. The role will see him working with […]

Volvo names Jim Rowan as new CEO

Volvo has announced that Jim Rowan will replace Håkan Samuelsson as CEO and president on 21 March. Rowan is currently CEO of Ember Technologies, and was previously CEO of the […]

CIECA confirms board appointees

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has announced that several new members will join the board from 2022. Paul Barry, CIECA’s executive director, said: “We welcome all of the […]

Halo makes customer services appointment

Halo Accident Repair has appointed Jon Parker as business intelligence director. His role will be to support the rapid growth of the group, help shape organisational processes and develop innovative […]

Veronica Sharma joins Cazoo talent team

Cazoo has appointed Veronica Sharma as its first group chief people officer. She will take up her role in August when she will join the Cazoo executive team and report […]

IAA strengthens UK management team

Global digital marketplace IAA has appointed Mark Bishop as transport manager in the UK. This is the third addition to the UK senior leadership team since IAA, which connects vehicle buyers and sellers, spun-off from KAR Auction Services in June 2019. […]