Audi UK has appointed Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Claire English as its new head of fleet.
In a move that coincides with the expansion of the German premium brand’s e-tron electric vehicle (EV) model range, English joins from the equivalent roles at VWCV and replaces James Buxton, who will be leaving the business.
English will take up the role of head of fleet from July 12.
Andrew Doyle, Director of Audi UK, said: “We are delighted to welcome someone of Claire’s expertise to the team.
“At a time when we begin to dramatically expand our line-up of fully electric e-tron models, Claire’s wealth of operational fleet knowledge and focus on customer experience will ensure that she is a very strong asset to the business, and our top management team.”
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Polestar UK has appointed former Volkswagen Group and Audi fleet and business specialist Matt Hawkins as its first head of sales.
The appointment of Hawkins comes as the brand prepares to double its number of Polestar Space electric vehicle (EV) showcase centres – with new sites planned for Birmingham and Glasgow – and as part of a doubling of the Geely-owned brand’s UK workforce.
Last month the brand launched an expansion of its Polestar 2 model range, with new single motor and smaller-range variants now starting at £39,900.
Hawkins is a former fleet strategy manager for Volkswagen Group UK and business sales development manager at Audi UK.
Click the thumbs up >Volkswagen UK has appointed Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK’s James Douglas as its new head of sales operations.
Set to start his new role in June, Douglas makes the move at an important time for the brand as it begins to accelerate the roll-out of its ID electric vehicle (EV) product line-up and bring experience of rolling-out an agency sales model for VW’s fleet business.
He replaces Patrick McGillycuddy who has “moved to a role in the automotive industry outside Volkswagen Group UK”, the brand said.
Douglas has worked in Volkswagen Group for eight years, having joined the business as head of fleet for Audi, before taking on the role as Head of Sales Operations for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in 2017.
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