Cox Automotive has appointed Glenn Fishwick as its new chief information officer, to lead the company's focus on connected technology.

Fishwick brings experience from a number of sectors covering government, healthcare, telecoms, retail and financial-services.

Most recently, he held a Vice President role at MDS Global where he was responsible for customer and product software development and delivery.

Prior to this, at Accenture, he worked with several of the UK's largest blue-chip organisations to complete complex technology change programmes, and before that in product development with global healthcare provider iSoft.

Martin Forbes, CEO at Cox Automotive, said: "Glenn is an accomplished leader and an expert in his field. He is passionate about challenging the status quo, creating a culture of continuous improvement, and exploring new and innovative ways of working."

"Customer-facing technology is core to the Cox Automotive vision and we are constantly looking at how we can anticipate and excel at meeting customer needs, to transform our business and build a sustainable and profitable future for our customers."