Few people, in recent years, have used their business leader profile and their boundless energy to enhance the image of the UK’s franchised dealers like our inductee has.

Through numerous media interviews and public presentations Daksh Gupta, a vice president of industry charity Ben and the former chief executive of Marshall, has demonstrated that franchised dealer groups can be great workplaces for everyone, no matter what their gender, race, religion and background.

And he has illustrated that individual ambition can be unconstrained. Hard work, a continual desire for improvement, great people skills, strong relationships and clear vision for the right opportunities can ensure that an individual can climb high in the motor retail industry.

He has also shown that the right leadership team and the right corporate culture can attract the levels of investment that transformed Marshall Motor Group for its staff and its stakeholders.

Meanwhile, at industry charity Ben, where he is a member of the board of trustees, he led its fundraising by example by parachuting out of an aircraft in 2016 to raise £142,000 for use in helping current and past automotive workers in need.