Renault
Renault has appointed Thierry Bolloré as chief competitive officer and Jérôme Stoll as chief performance officer.
Stoll has taken charge of sales and marketing for the brand, as well as coordinating the regions in which Renault operates, with the aim of meeting the marque’s revenue, market share and sales profitability targets.
From 10 October, Michael van der Sande will become senior vice-president for marketing, reporting to Stoll and replacing Stephen Norman, whose re-appointment will be announced shortly, the company said.
Bolloré has been replaced as executive vice-president for the manufacturing and supply chain, by Jose Vincente de los Mozos, reporting to Bolloré.
At the time the senior-level management changes were first presented, a company statement said the proposals would "reinforce Renault’s industrial, commercial and financial performance while continuing to empower the regions".
The initial announcement of the reshuffle came a week after the departure of Carlos Tavares, chief operating officer at the brand, by mutual consent, with Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive of the brand, taking the role temporarily.
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Jaguar Land Rover
Several senior managers have been appointed or moved at Jaguar Land Rover as the two brands combine marketing and sales leadership.
A company statement said the changes include a revision of the group’s executive committee with the aim of capitalising recent increases in sales across the two marques.
As of 1 October:
Phil Popham, currently director group sales operations, will become group marketing director Jaguar Land Rover, responsible for all global marketing activity on both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
Andy Goss, currently president Jaguar Land Rover North America, will become group sales operations director with responsibility for global sales and customer service. Goss
will take over Popham’s current team and join the executive committee.
Adrian Hallmark, currently global brand director for Jaguar, will become group strategy director, a role created to hold responsibility for developing business strategy, process and supporting strategic projects.
John Edwards, currently global brand director for Land Rover, will move to the senior management team with his role yet to be announced.
ACF Car Finance
ACF Car Finance, the retail arm of subprime lender The Funding Corporation, has promoted Peter Lloyd to general manager, responsible for seven dealerships within the group.
Lloyd’s remit includes ACF’s recent central Manchester and west London sites opened following growth of both the company and the non-prime market.
As well as overseeing the majority of ACF’s retail operation, he will aid the development of the company’s introducer programme to partner other retailers with finance intermediaries regarding customer referrals.
Lloyd joined ACF seven years ago as a branch manager of the group’s Dunstable and Maidstone showrooms before becoming divisional sales manager for the south of England in 2011.
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By GlobalDataAldermore
Aldermore Bank, one of many funders to have announced an interest in the broker sector and supporting introducers after the withdrawal of ING Lease, has appointed Carl D’Ammassa as managing director of its asset finance division.
D’Ammassa will join the company on 1 October, leaving his position as managing director of Hitachi Capital Business Finance (HCBF) on 30 September after a year in the post. He replaces George Ashworth who left Aldermore in July and will be based in the company’s Reading office, reporting to Mark Stephens, Aldermore Group commercial director and chief executive.
Mark Stephens praised D’Ammassa’s "extensive knowledge and experience of the asset finance industry" and added he was "very confident that through these hires and with the team we have in place, we will further enhance our position in the highly competitive asset finance market".
At HCBF, D’Ammassa will be temporarily replaced by HCBF chief operating officer Robert Gordon.
Gordon said: "Carl has done a great job in managing our re-entry into the broker-introduced asset finance channel. We are well positioned to grow our businesses and I am confident the skill and experience of the team will ensure our continued success."
Jonathon Maycock will also join Aldermore, on 16 September, as national sales director for asset finance, after leaving his role as national sales director for asset finance at GE Capital.
Audi
Audi UK has appointed André Konsbruck as director, replacing Martin Sander from 1 October.
Konsbruck, currently executive director of sales responsible for performance at the German brand in more than 40 countries, joined Audi in 1992 and became executive director for the overseas region in 2005.
After almost two years as Audi UK director, Sander will move into the role of senior director of sales Americas, based in Ingolstadt, Germany. He joined Audi 18 years ago and was president of Audi Canada for three years up to 2011.
Mini
Chris Brownridge is set to become director of Mini UK, assuming the role in November.
His predecessor Jochen Goller has been made senior vice-president at the brand, a role which involves overseeing worldwide activities of Mini from the company’s Munich headquarters.
Tim Abbott, managing director of BMW Group UK, said: "The UK is the world’s second-largest market for Mini and Jochen Goller leaves the brand in great shape with sales up 4% so far this year with around 30,000 Minis already sold."
Brownridge began his career at BMW Group UK in 2000, where he has held the positions of general manager of product and market planning, general manager of marketing and communications, corporate operations manager as well as national corporate sales manager. He has been BMW UK’s marketing director since January 2012, a UK executive board position reporting to the company’s managing director.
BCA
Daniel Burgess is set to move to British Car Auctions (BCA) as commercial director for the company’s UK operations as of
1 October, leaving his position as managing director of automotive data company HPI.
Burgess’s previous roles include senior positions at Alliance Global Assistance, Nissan and Vauxhall, as well as a variety of retail experience. Burgess will take charge of the company’s sales operations and remarketing services with BCA aiming to grow both its vehicle volumes and automotive services.
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