A former boss at the Institute of Sales and Marketing management (ISMM) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has moved to training company Silent Edge in a bid to promote standards in sales. Ren Kapur, who was at one time ISMM deputy CEO (chief executive officer), joined the company as director of special projects on 1 July.
0 CommentsFinancial services professional body the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has begun the search to replace outgoing director-general Chris Cummings, who has left to become chief executive of TheCityUK, a new body set up to promote the UK-based financial services industry.
0 CommentsThe trial of BA sales boss Andrew Crawley for price-fixing has sensationally collapsed after prosecuting counsel Richard Latham told the judge at London’s Southwark Crown Court that he would offer ‘no evidence’.
0 CommentsToyota GB’s commercial director Jon Williams steps up to become managing director next month.
CAN Mezzanine, which specialises in providing office space to the third sector, recently appointed Gary Phillips as its first head of sales. The post that was created to develop new sales initiatives and increase occupancy at the award-winning social enterprise’s newest building in East Road, London N1.
The appropriately named Charles Peugeot is to take over as UK sales director at Citroën from 1 August. He will be based at Citroën UK’s Headquarters in Slough.
The head of Volvo is to lead Ford in Europe said the global automotive giant on 15 July as it announced a series of key executive appointments designed to sharpen its senior leadership team’s focus on the ‘One Ford’ plan and to support the company’s growth around the world.
Filmology, the UK’s first dedicated movie marketing and promotions company, has appointed Sarah Nicholson as account manager.
After nearly four years at the helm and following previous roles as managing director, South Africa and marketing director, France, Roland Bouchara steps down as boss of Renault UK on 1 July. The move follows his promotion to the post of sales vice-president, Europe market area (G4 countries – Germany, Italy, Spain and UK).
Sales and marketing specialist Jean-Pierre Diernaz, 41, is taking over from Bastien Schupp as marketing director of Nissan’s luxury marque Infiniti in the AMIE (Africa, Middle East, India and Europe) region. Schupp becomes country director Austria, based in Vienna and reporting to managing director Nissan Cars Europe, Andreas Gabriel.
Gary Savage is to take over from Dermot Kelly as managing director of Mercedes-Benz Cars at the end of June 2010. Kelly is retiring.
Martin Benders is Mazda’s new vice-president for European sales operations, Mazda Motor Europe has announced. Taking up his new role today (25 May), the sales and marketing specialist reports to chief operating officer Philip J Waring.