CAP has appointed Adrian Rushmore as its new operations director following his departure from rival company Glass’s at the end of December.

Rushmore is one of the most widely recognised figures in the world of used vehicle valuations and market intelligence, with more than 25 years’ experience in the field.

CAP said his decision to join was influenced by last year’s launch of Black Book Live, the real-time used car valuation tool.

Rushmore will oversee the quality of CAP’s products and have “significant input” into the development of new products and services and assume overall responsibility for the strategy of CAP’s current and forecast valuations and technical data covering cars, vans, trucks and motorcycles.

CAP CEO, Ian Rendle, said: “Adrian is one of the most well respected figures in the automotive business information industry and he brings with him a deep knowledge of our key markets together with a thorough understanding of customers in all of our commercial sectors.”

Rushmore’s appointment follows on from the acquisition of CAP last year by Montagu Private Equity, which is looking for CAP to double the size of the business.