Expansion continues at international finance retention specialists Chrysalis Loyalty, with two key appointments in sales and customer training.

Stephanie Falconer joins the business as UK Account Director and Lyn Howdon has been appointed to head Chrysalis’s Global Academy.

They are the latest in a series of major appointments this year signalling the company’s ambition to be the recognised world leader in motor finance retention.

Independently owned and UK-based Chrysalis Loyalty currently operates in 12 countries, helping more than 2,500 motor retailers maximise repeat sales by optimising customer communication for dealers, brands and finance providers.

Chrysalis focuses heavily on helping its customers implement customer loyalty programmes through technical and soft skills training to optimise the power of its Key2Key system for users. Lyn Howdon, who most recently led the  UK Academy for leading automotive video services provider CitNOW, will now draw on her 28-year automotive track record to head this function for Chrysalis.

Lyn is one of the pioneers of automotive customer loyalty strategy, having previously developed retention programmes for US-based Half A Car which were successfully implemented across 600 dealerships in the UK, Europe and Australasia.

She went on to lead dealer training for Kia Motors internationally, building the brand’s Worldwide Sales and Service Academy covering 163 countries across five regions.

Her other roles have included running her own successful business focused on training and consultancy to improve customer loyalty and implementing dealer and manufacturer retention programmes globally for Loyalty Logistix.

Stephanie Falconer’s automotive career spans a Who’s Who of leading data and decision-support providers, including CAP-HPI, EurotaxGlass’s and Jato Dynamics. A specialist in software and consultative services, Stephanie has strong relationships with vehicle manufacturers, retailers and finance and intermediary system providers across Europe and the UK. She joins the business from Cox Automotive where she has worked across business divisions serving financing, re-marketing, software solutions, media and insight.

Chrysalis Loyalty founder and CEO Jolyon Barker said: “Stephanie and Lyn are leaders in their respective fields and a perfect fit for Chrysalis as we drive the business toward our ambition of being the recognised world leaders in automotive customer retention.

“Our success to date has stemmed from understanding the challenges and needs of our customer, helping them to implement world-class customer loyalty systems and then run them as effectively as possible.

“The skills they bring – and their commitment to understanding and properly serving the needs and interests of customers – will be invaluable as Chrysalis transforms the customer retention landscape in the UK and beyond.”