Ed Coupland has been appointed as corporate accounts director of Inchcape UK. Mr Coupland, who joins the board of IUK, will take overall responsibility for the group's sales and marketing activity to major UK customers and prospects. He will report to Inchcape UK chief executive Chris Franklin.

Mr Coupland will head up client development and account planning at a national level, focusing primarily on FTSE 250 companies.

Mr Coupland joins Inchcape from Peregrine Systems.