Katie and Lucy Trinder have been appointed joint managing directors at online motor industry recruitment specialist Jobco-op.

Both have spent the last two years working with the company as co-managing directors of Midlands-based social media and events business, LuKas at Work.

Katie has also spent more than a decade working in the media as a journalist and presenter for the BBC, British Forces Broadcasting Services, Mansfield 103.2 and Lincs FM.

Lucy has worked as a researcher and PRINCE2 project officer within the public sector, as well as a digital publishing specialist for Northcliffe Media.

Katie and Lucy are daughters of fleet and motor industry figure Ken Trinder, who has held senior roles at epyx, Pendragon Contracts and Evans Halshaw Contract Hire.

Jobco-op is a specialist online recruitment agency for the motor industry that was founded in 2012 by Ken and Derek and Brenda Webb.