Tim Hudson has taken the managing director's role at auction group Aston Barclay following the retirement of Les Scarborough.

Hudson was previously MD of LeasePlan International. In the past he has held senior roles at Nissan Finance and Lex Vehicle Leasing.

His brief is to strengthen the group’s position in the UK's remarketing sector.

Currently Aston Barclay sells 50,000 vehicles per annum and Hudson is looking at growth in all sectors, from its centres in Essex, Shropshire and Wiltshire.