Date: 14 January 2021 Â Â |Â Â Author: Sean Keywood
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) has announced the election of Philip Nothard as its new chair, and Rupert Pontin as its new deputy chair.
Nothard has spent 30 years working in the used car sector, and is currently insight and strategy director at Cox Automotive, having previously held key positions at Cap HPI as well as other senior roles.
He succeeds Sam Watkins, who has spent two years as VRA chair.
Nothard said: My first job as chair is to thank Sam for the excellent work she has done over the last two years, helping to raise the profile of the VRA and guide it through what have been some unavoidably turbulent times.
Click the thumbs up >A new webinar series designed to help the remarketing sector prepare for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic has been announced by the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA).
‘The New Normal’ webinar series will start at 10am on January 21, 2021, with a discussion on the implications of the Brexit deal including its impact on customs processes and the future of the UK motor industry.
The speakers will include Brexit expert David Bailey, professor of business economics at the University of Birmingham’s Business School, alongside Glyn Edwards, VAT director at MHA McIntyre Hudson and Andrew Thurston, customs duty consultant at MHA McIntyre Hudson.
Click the thumbs up >The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) is launching a new series of webinars to support the remarketing association with its preparations for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
Called “The New Normal Briefing,” the first webinar in the series will start at 10am on Thursday 21 January with a discussion on the implications of the Brexit deal and how it is likely to impact on everything from customs processes through to the future of the UK motor industry.
The speakers will include Brexit expert David Bailey, professor of business economics at the University of Birmingham’s Business School, alongside Glyn Edwards, VAT director at MHA McIntyre Hudson and Andrew Thurston, customs duty consultant at MHA McIntyre Hudson.