talent & people
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People News 2 Sep
Chorley Group senior team reshuffle includes new managing director
Chorley Group has appointed Adam Turner as its new managing director and has restructured its senior team.
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People News 28 Aug
CD Auction Group to support growth ambitions with senior hires
CD Auction Group has made two senior appointments to support its growth plans with James Dower joining as account director and Andy Pearce as operations director.
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Latest News 28 Aug
CDK's automotive 'university challenge' offers students £10,000 prize fund
CDK Global is giving students at six UK universities the chance to win a £10,000 prize as part of a new scheme aiming to introduce them to the automotive retail sector.
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People News 28 Aug
Sytner's Carshop operations director to join Carzam as chief executive
The Sytner Group's Carshop operations director Kirk O’Callaghan is set to join Carzam as chief executive ahead of the launch of the digital used car market business.
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Latest News 28 Aug
Mini to cut 400 Oxford plant jobs due to fall in new car demand
Mini is reducing 400 agency jobs at its Oxford factory as a result of reduced new car demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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People News 26 Aug
Celebrity car dealer on FBI 'most wanted' list admits luxury vehicle scam
A celebrity car dealer who had been placed on the FBI’s ‘most wanted’ list faces up to 20 years in jail after pleading guilty to a £420,000 luxury vehicle sales scam.
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People News 26 Aug
Terminally ill car dealer drives towards five-mile charity walk
A terminally ill independent car dealer is targeting the completion of a five-mile walk to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research.
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People News 24 Aug
Raj Virdee joins Mercedes-Benz of Slough as head of business
Mercedes-Benz of Slough has appointed Raj Virdee as its new head of business.
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People News 24 Aug
Alphera appoints BMW/Mini's Adam Harley as head of key accounts
Alphera Financial Services has appointed BMW/Mini national leasing manager Adam Harley as its new head of key accounts.
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People News 24 Aug
Hendy Group admits eight long-serving staff to 25 Year Club
Hendy Group has continued to recognise the “dedication and loyalty” of its workforce by inducting a further eight long-serving colleagues into its prestigious 25 Year Club.
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People News 21 Aug
Debbie Fox appointed as new commercial director at Epyx
Debbie Fox has been appointed as the new commercial director at Epyx.
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People News 14 Aug
Samantha Ward appointed as Vansdirect's new operations director
Vertu Motors' Vansdirect online commercial vehicle sales division has appointed Samantha Ward as its new operations director.
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People News 14 Aug
Sarah Minogue appointed as new head of sales at Circle Leasing
Circle Leasing has promoted Sarah Minogue as the its new head of sales after demonstrating her "leadership skills" in COVID-19 lockdown.
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People News 11 Aug
Vertu Motors names 17-year-old service advisor 'Apprentice of the Year'
Vertu Motors has named 17-year-old Farnell Land Rover Nelson service advisor apprentice Susannah Kendall as the winner of its annual ‘Apprentice of the Year’ awards.
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People News 4 Aug
Jim Farley to take over from Jim Hackett as Ford president and CEO
Ford’s chief operating officer Jim Farley will take over from Jim Hackett as the US car manufacturing giant’s president and chief executive (CEO) on October 1.
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People News 3 Aug
Skoda Auto appoints Thomas Schäfer as chairman following H1 profit decline
Skoda Auto has appointed Thomas Schäfer its new chairman after the Volkswagen Group brand posted a 72% reduction in operating profit for the first half of a coronavirus-impacted 2020.
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People News 30 Jul
Jordi Vila to lead marketing and sales for Nissan in Europe
Jordi Vila, a key figure in Nissan’s electrification of the European car market, has been appointed Nissan’s divisional vice president for marketing and sales in Europe.
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People News 29 Jul
‘Ousted’ former Renault boss named as new Jaguar Land Rover CEO
Former Renault chief executive Thierry Bolloré has been named as Jaguar Land Rover’s replacement for long-time CEO Professor Ralf Speth.
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People News 27 Jul
Former Citroen UK MD Karl Howkins joins CD Auctions as managing director
CD Auctions has welcomed former Citroen UK managing director Karl Howkins as its new MD as part of a bid to accelerate its “plans and ambitions for the future”.
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People News 21 Jul
Polestar UK MD joins Hyundai premium brand Genesis Europe
Polestar UK managing director Andrew Pilkington has left the Geely-owned EV specialist for Hyundai luxury brand Genesis.