Simon Elliott, currently Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in the UK, is to take up the position of Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Ireland in August this year. He succeeds Paul Willis, who moves to a senior role within the Volkswagen Group in China.

Lisa Fisher has been appointed Dealerpoint Manager at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia, Kettering.

Simon Thomas (51) has been appointed Managing Director of Volkswagen Group UK effective September 1, 2011. He succeeds Robin Woolcock (63), who will be taking up a new assignment within the Volkswagen Group.

There’s a new hand on the tiller at Mercedes-Benz truck and van dealer Rossetts Commercials – but for Perry Reeves it’s very much a case of ‘steady as she goes’.
“This is a great business,” declared Perry. “So as nothing’s ‘broke’, I’m not about to start trying to fix it.”

Isuzu Truck has announced the recent appointment of Bob Holt as Fleet Sales Manager, marking his return to the Isuzu brand after previously working within its dealer network two years ago.

Citroën’s newly appointed Head of Commercial Vehicles and Business Sector is Martin Hamill. He takes over this role from Charles Peugeot, who has been promoted to the position of Sales Director at Citroën UK.

Barton has joined West Pennine Trucks at the beginning of 2011 as Sales Manager. With 34 years experience of the truck industry in a vast number of factory, manufacturer and dealership roles at a senior level both technical and commercial, he is well equipped to head up the company’s new sales department.

Tony Lewis, previously of LDV Group has been promoted from corporate sales director of Nissan GB to the European position of Director Sales and Marketing, Light Commercial Vehicles Business Unit.

After recently buying fellow Volvo dealer Hartshorne Motor Services, Crossroads Truck and Bus has restructured its senior team and Paddy Limb, formerly Divisional Director will now be assuming the role of Managing Director.

The signs are all around us – the commercial vehicle market is finally turning a corner – new van registrations are heading (slowly) back to the pre-recession levels and truck registrations appear to have stopped the rot at least. With better times around the corner, is it time to think about gearing up your workforce to increase your sales and productivity?