Arval
Arval, the fleet leasing arm of BNP Paribas has appointed Liam Cresswell as sales manager.
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Cresswell will cover the commercial vehicle enhancement sector in the LCV segment. He joins Arval having previously worked for Bott and Bri-Stor.
Jaguar Land Rover
John Edwards has been appointed managing director of the individual products division of Jaguar Land Rover. The division is responsible for ‘brand-extending’ products such as cars which the marques – and, they hope, their customers – hold in high esteem and may sell at a higher margin, but do not expect to be best-sellers, such as the Jaguar F-Type, referred to as ‘halo vehicles’.
Edwards will look after the ‘engineered to order’ line including accessories, licensing and merchandising, such as lifestyle products.
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By GlobalDataRenault
Renault Retail Group UK has appointed Michal Kalina as managing director, replacing Len Curran, who became director of European operations in July.
Kalina joined Renault in 1991 as commercial manager and then commercial operations director of the brand in Poland, before becoming general manager of Renault Enfield in 2000. He returned to Poland in 2003 to establish retail group operations for the brand, later becoming its managing director.
He will now oversee the franchised dealer network of Renault, Nissan and Dacia in the UK.
Suzuki
Helen Ward has joined Suzuki GB as corporate sales and leasing manager.
Ward will be responsible for developing fleet sales via leasing companies, Suzuki Contract Hire and Affinity Partner business. Ward joins from Honda UK, where she was leasing manager. Her previous experience includes operational roles at Vauxhall and Toyota.
Volkswagen Fleet Services
Volkswagen Fleet Services has recruited three people to its UK group fleet team, to help develop the brand’s presence in target markets.
James Scott has become area fleet manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland and Daniel Rushton area fleet manager for Central East of England while Mark Johnson has been appointed fleet sales manager. Rushton has been with VW for six years, Scott has joined from Avis and Johnson has spent the previous 10 years with Toyota.
