James is currently structuring the team and aiming to develop higher standards of service and to improve new and used car sales. He said: “I am very excited about my new role — it is a forward moving brand with exciting times ahead.” The Towbridge Platinum Toyota dealership joins the Vauxhall, Renault and Nissan dealerships, which are encompassed by the Meridian Project — the first multi-franchise motor park developed by a single company in this area.
- Glass's has created two new roles within its senior management structure to improve the way it deals with customer accounts and commercial partner organisations. Brian Ruddock has been appointed key account director, taking on overall charge of relations with major customer accounts. Ruddock will manage the 10-man team that liases directly with the organisation's largest customers.
- The other appointment is Mike Paterson, who takes on the new role of partnerships manager responsible for optimising current and future revenue opportunities alongside third party suppliers. The position has been created to establish new commercial partnerships and maximise those already in place.
- Pebley Beach Hyundai Swindon has gained a new manager in Lee Wooldridge. With nearly 30 years in the motor trade, Wooldridge comes directly from a Nissan franchise where he was general manager for 13 years. He aims to grow awareness of the group and the Hyundai brand in the Swindon area. “I have faith in the product. Its reliability is backed by support from Hyundai, which is well matched with Pebley Beach in that both companies want to drive forward and expand,” he said.
n All Fleet Services has signalled the next stage of its strategic development with the appointment of a new senior manager, Janet Parkins, to take on day-to-day responsibility for the running and development of its driver support centre in Gloucester. Parkins has taken on the role of operations manager; a position that will involve her working closely with operations director David Scobie in managing existing accounts and developing new ones. She joins the company from a position as customer services manager with Norwich Union, where she spent nine years and has almost 20 years practical experience in customer services positions.