October 2020

OCTOBER 2020 AFTERMARKET 57 EYEBROW www.aftermarketonline.net Tri-Sphere expands team Tri-Sphere has widened its team with the appointment of a new tech, as the company is celebrates 30 years in body repair. Charlie Gibson has joined the Service, Repair and Re- calibration team at Tri-Sphere, As both an engineer and an installation and repair specialist, Charlie is an experienced diagnostic technician. ProGlove has named Dr. Thomas Nowak its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO). He began his career as Manager of Corporate Controlling & Development at Hoechst AG. Later, as founding CEO, he established the Partner Markets division at Vodafone. As CFO, Nowak was responsible for Vodafone in the UK, Holland and Germany. Most recently, Nowak was CFO of PowerCloud, an energy start-up. Commenting on his new role, Dr. Thomas Nowak said: "The story of ProGlove is not only the most exciting, but also the smartest story I have heard recently. I look forward to bringing ProGlove's innovation potential to global markets with vigour.” CEO Andreas König added "I know and value Thomas’ skills and experience highly, especially as a result of our time working together at TeamViewer. We are looking forward to propelling the business forward as we execute our global business plans." Ex-Vodafone CFO joins ProGlove New CFO for Belron Group Autoglass parent the Belron Group recently named Humphrey Singer as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Humphrey was Chief Finance Officer of Marks & Spencer Group. Prior to this, Humphrey was Group Finance Director at Dixons Carphone and previously held a number of senior finance roles with Cadbury Schweppes, and Coca-Cola Enterprises. Commenting on the appointment, Belron CEO Gary Lubner said: “Humphrey brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role and his achievements stand him in good stead for the challenges and opportunities ahead for Belron.”