Hendy Group has introduced the appointment of two new members to its operational board, in addition to function modifications for different members. All will report back to Duncan McPhee who turned Chief Working Officer final October.
Paul Murrells, present director of New Car Operations, turns into Regional Operational director for the ‘East’, whereas new recruits David Cooper and John Stone turn into regional operational administrators for ‘Central’ and ‘West’, respectively. Pete Walker, present Group Service and Bodyshop director, will tackle the brand new function of Group Aftersales director.
Paul Hendy, CEO of Hendy Group, mentioned: “We acquired a excessive quantity of curiosity from potential candidates – each from inside and outdoors the enterprise – underlining our status within the wider motor retail sector, in addition to the good sense of ‘followship’ that Duncan has fostered since he joined.
“These are critical senior appointments, ensuring we are able to define and deliver on an exciting new vision for the Group and maintain our strong growth trajectory.”
Most lately, Cooper was Franchise Director at Lookers the place he spent over 14 years representing manufacturers equivalent to BMW, MINI, Volvo, Polestar and JLR.
Stone began out as a gross sales supervisor at Hendy Group, adopted by 20 years in managerial positions together with head of enterprise at Harwoods and operations director at HR Owen. Most lately, he spent six months at Lookers.
Murrells has been with Hendy since 2016, becoming a member of by way of the acquisition of Way of life Motor Group the place he was group gross sales director for 15 years. He has represented over 15 manufacturers, together with Ford, JLR and Kia.
Walker joined Hendy by way of the acquisition of Westover Group in 2019 and has over 20 years’ expertise in aftersales and workshop operations.
McPhee mentioned: “We’re actually happy to proceed being an employer of selection, and to be rising our Board of Administrators with the addition of such succesful and well-proven new colleagues.
“The expanded Board will ensure alignment with our Group objectives and foster operational excellence across all areas of the business.”
