Aftermarket March 2022

64 AFTERMARKET MARCH 2022 RECRUITMENT www.aftermarketonline.net The latest news on who is moving in the industry NEW APPOINTMENTS New MD and Sales Director For LKQ Collision and Coatings Andy Southby has been made Managing Director of LKQ Collision and Coatings in the UK and Ireland. He was previously a Divisional Director for LKQ Euro Car Parts. Commenting on the appointment, Justin Elliot, who leads LKQ’s Collision and Coatings business across the whole of Europe, said: “Andy is already proving to be a fantastic leader for the team, bringing a wealth of automotive expertise and a fresh perspective.” Meanwhile Mike Davis will take up the position of Sales Director, bringing with him over 35 years of experience across the automotive supply chain. New appointment at VW Aftersales Stuart Carr has been appointed as the new Business Development Manager within the Volkswagen Group Aftersales Commercial Programmes team. Stuart’s previous roles include Accessories Product and Service Product Manager roles at Audi UK, Area Operations Manager for ATS EuroMaster and After Sales Manager for the Vindis Group. He said: “With the tyre and oil programmes forming the main pillars of the new team, I will be at the heart of a division dedicated to offering high quality, commercially beneficial, aftersales opportunities across the Volkswagen Group retail network.” Volkswagen Group Commercial Programmes Manager Steve Glover added: “By merging the oils programme with the well-established and hugely successful tyre programme, we have now a synergy across all programmes and Stuart will be an important part of delivering that new proposition into the franchised dealer network.” NNew Head of Operations at asTech Paul Cunningham has been appointed as Head of Operations in the UK at asTech, a Repairify company. Previously, he held a range of positions at Hollander (Solera), ranging from Systems Architect to Head of Global Operations. Most recently, he was Change and Transformation Manager at Autoenterprises. Commenting on his new role, Paul said: “I’m very pleased to be joining asTech at a time when the UK operation is expanding its market penetration. I look forward to assisting the company in achieving its global ambitions to be the leading industry player in the ADAS related calibration and diagnostics solutions sector.” Martin Brown, Technical Director, Repairify Innovations, added: “asTech is excited for what Paul can bring to the company to maximise customer retention, deliver automotive proficiency and secure operational excellence.” Welcome to Aftermarket’s new appointments section. Here you can find the latest news on those moving around the industry as well as new vacancies from leading companies and recruitment agencies on the automotive market. If you have a vacancy to share, email Alex Wells at: alex@aftermarket.co.uk