NEWS www.aftermarketonline.net FEBRUARY 2024 AFTERMARKET 7 Follow us on Facebook @aftermarketmagazine Changing of the guard at LKQ Euro Car Parts Andy Hamilton, formerly LKQ UK & Ireland CEO has become Senior Vice President of LKQ and President and Executive Managing Director of LKQ Europe. He has been succeeded in his previous role by Kevan Wooden, who was Chief Commercial Officer for LKQ UK & Ireland, who has been with the company since 2019. Andy joined Euro Car Parts in 2010, shortly before it was acquired by LKQ Corporation in 2011. He held a number of senior roles before returning to the UK & Ireland business in 2019 to become Chief Executive Officer. Commenting on his new role, Andy said: “I’m excited to be returning to LKQ Europe at such a pivotal moment in the aftermarket’s future. The LKQ UK & Ireland group of companies are being left in exceptionally good hands with Kevan, who has been a key partner to me during the transformation of the businesses over the last four years.” LKQ President and CEO Dominick Zarcone added: “Andy's extensive experience, including several years as our pan-European Chief Commercial Officer and then as CEO of our largest and most profitable European operation, makes him a natural selection to lead our European team.” For more new appointments, turn to pages 64-65. The IAAF is set to kick off a new Right to Repair campaign, which will seek to explain to motorists the choices available to them through the automotive aftermarket. The intention to run a new campaign was initially revealed at the IAAF Annual Conference in December. Explaining more about the upcoming drive, IAAF Chief Executive Mark Field said: “Following the successful lobbying by IAAF as part of UK AFCAR, now is the time to take on a longer-term approach to raising awareness of our trade and the benefits of choice the automotive aftermarket provides. “Through legislation, the aftermarket has secured important gains in the reviewed Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MV-BEO) ensuring effective competition and choice for millions of UK motorists, which includes full access and recognition for independent garages, parts distributors, suppliers and manufacturers to full repair and maintenance information and data from vehicle manufacturers. There are now significant improvements for motorists to benefit from, which are detailed in law, and clearer definitions to support the way vehicles are diagnosed, repaired and maintained.” Mark continued: “The automotive aftermarket is a leading provider of choice and takes care of millions of motorists every day. It is also a vibrant, entrepreneurial, significant economic contributor to the UK economy with both large and small businesses leading the way. The right to repair campaign will celebrate this – it’s time to come out of the shadows.” IAAF to launch new Right to Repair campaign NEWS In association with: GSF Car Parts: Supercharged for success through 2024 GSF Car Parts Executive Chairman Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia and CEO Steve Horne revealed plans to invest and expand the business at a recent staff conference, including multiple branch openings set to take place through 2024. Speaking at the Supercharged for Success event, held in Birmingham in December, Steve Horne said: “There’s a real passion, sense of genuine pride and energy about GSF and where we’re going in 2024 and beyond. By investing, expanding and improving our business, we will transform GSF from a sleeping giant into the partner, seller and employer of choice in our industry.” Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia added: “It’s so good to be back in the industry and helping to lead GSF forward. By working with our industry’s best suppliers, recruiting and retaining the best people and delivering every element of the basics through exceptional service to customers, we will supercharge GSF and take this business to the next level in the years to come.”
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