Nidd Vale Group, the Harrogate independent motor retailer, has appointed Graham Wilson to the new role of head of procurement and remarketing.

Nidd Vale said the position was new within Nidd Vale and has been created as a result of the forecast downturn in the new car market next year and the importance of the used market between now and 2010.

Nigel Pullan, chief executive of Nidd Vale Group, said: “The return of Graham to the Group after an absence of 22 years is fantastic news. He is well known to us all at Nidd Vale as he spent his early days in the motor sector with us in a sales role when we were based in Knaresborough.”