Marshall Motor Group announced the appointment of Sue Porter as its director for sales process, finance, insurance and warranty.

Porter will join Marshall’s senior team on December 8 and will report directly to new Marshall chief executive, Daksh Gupta, who joined the business on November 1.

Gupta said: “I am really excited that Sue is coming to join our senior team. Her reputation in this industry is second to none.

“Maximising every opportunity for both sales and aftersales through a robust sales process in the current climate is critical. Sue’s expertise in this area will be invaluable to us growing the business even in this challenging market.”

Porter cut her teeth in the industry working with Ron Sewell and went on to build a name for herself with Reg Vardy and the Lancaster Group where she held the positions of sales director and director of sales process, F&I and marketing respectively.