Lookers has filled the chief financial officer role left vacant since February last year with Anna Bielby, formerly of PwC and CFO of telecoms company KCOM Group.
Vertu Motors has promoted Honda Grantham general manager Mark Goode to the newly-created role of Vertu Motorcycles division brand director following the acquisition of BMW Motorrad Sunderland.
Motorpoint has appointed former Speedy Hire group finance director Chris Morgan as its new chief financial officer following the resignation of James Gilmour from the post.
Seat has partnered with suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to pilot a mental health ‘SOS’ feature to its new vehicles.
The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed Sheldon Mills as its first executive director for consumers and competition, in a newly created post.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is launching more than 45 eLearning modules for electric vehicles (EVs) through a new partnership with Vocanto.
Lookers has appointed Yorkshire Building Society chief financial officer Robin Churchouse as an independent non-executive director and chair of its Audit and Risk Committee, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
DS Automobiles UK has appointed the PSA Group-owned premium brand’s European commercial director, Jules Tilstone, as its new managing director.
MG Motor UK has appointed former Richmond Motor Group operations director and Hyundai Motor UK sales director Guy Pigounakis as one of two senior hires designed to help drive its electric vehicle (EV) sales push.
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) chief executive Steve Nash and newly-appointed president Jim Saker have said that the “fuel of skills” among car technicians is needed to power Government’s 2030 electric vehicle (EV) ambitions.
Aftersales service plan specialist EMaC has promoted “pivotal team member” Liam Finney to the role of director of commercial partnerships.
Automotive charity, Ben, has received pledges worth around £0.5m following its urgent appeal for support to plug a £1m funding gap.
The success of Cambria Automobiles-backed mobility provider SOGO will be underpinned by a series of “high quality hires”, according to managing director Karl Howkins.
BMW Group Financial Services general manager for digital, sales channels and insurance, Preston Rogers, has been appointed as the new head of Alphera Financial Services.
Arnold Clark has insisted that staff who experience COVID-19 symptoms are instructed to remain at home after allegations that a senior member of car dealership staff exposed colleagues and customers to the virus by continuing to work.
PSA Group UK's Charles Martin will join Citroen UK as its new sales director in the new year as the brand begins to implement its new ‘Citroën Advance UK’ retail strategy.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has donated £20,000 to automotive charity, Ben, on behalf of its independent garage members.
BuyaCar has announced the appointment of Mark Hamilton as its new national account director.
Former Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith has revealed that he intends to remain in the automotive retail sector after leaving his role as retail operations director at Cazoo.
Cap HPI has said that the leadership of its UK car valuations team will remain “in exclennt hands” following the retirement of its head of forecast, Andrew Mee.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has appointed PSA Group UK’s managing director, Alison Jones, as its new vice-president.
A HR-themed survey of the UK’s franchised car retailers found that 59% intend to recruit in their sales departments and 63% plan to appoint new technicians over the next three months.
Codeweavers has appointed Andrew Gill as its head of lender products to help automotive sector lenders identify new opportunities to support their business.
Groupe PSA has appointed Andy Hall to the newly created role of LCV and strategy director for the Peugeot, Citroen and DS brands in the UK.
Autotech Recruit is announcing the launch of a new electric vehicle (EV) training initiative, Autotech Training, to support the transition to electric vehicles (EVs).
