Banner has appointed Kevin Roberts as Business Development Manager with responsibility for the north of England and Scotland.

Prior to joining Banner spent 11 years working across the sector at Ecobat Technologies, CES UK and LKQ Euro Car Parts. Before that, he worked in the financial, life assurance and mortgage sector.

Commenting on his new role, Kevin said: “I am delighted to get the opportunity to work for one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of original equipment batteries and within such an important sales territory.”

Kevin will report to Country Manager Lee Quinney, who added: “The whole team at Banner is delighted to welcome Kevin into the fold. He has a proven track record in the automotive aftermarket and we are confident this will prove instrumental in strengthening Banner’s position across Scotland and the north, both of which are important strategic territories."

Melett has appointed Rebecca Johnson as Marketing Executive, with a view to develop the company’s profile via social media, digital marketing and exhibitions.

SMP Europe has promoted Martin Turner to the role of Marketing Director. He was previously the company’s Internet Sales Manager.

WAI has taken on Richard Davies as Business Development Manager. He comes to the company with a background of more than 30 years in in the CV and passenger car sectors.

Paul Cunningham has been appointed as Head of Operations in the UK at asTech, a Repairify company.

The Parts Alliance has appointed Mark Eburne as its new President and COO.
Mark previously had senior roles at a range of organisations across a number of sectors, including Wolseley, National Grid, RAC and TRW. Most recently, he was Chief Executive at building parts manufacturer Sigmat.

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has named Mike Bewsey as its new Chairman, taking over from Andrew Goddard, who has become Chairman of the United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA).

Online real-time manufacturer data service pricing provider JackFinder has appointed James Onions into the newly created role of Country Manager.

Martin Klein has been named as Schaeffler’s first Sales Manager for Central Europe, Middle East and Africa, and is responsible for activities in 44 countries. He will also take over the from Stefan Knaack, Vice President Global Key Account Management Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket, who has been responsible for the Western Europe region, which includes Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries.

Dayco has increased its UK sales team through the appointment of Kevin Lee.

Grant Elrick has been appointed as the new Sales Director for Automechanika Birmingham.

WAI UK Managing Director Richard Welland has been named as the new IAAF President, succeeding Terry Knox who stepped down at the organisation’s AGM in February. 

At the IMI’s recently-held AGM, Professor Jim Saker was appointed as the organisation’s new President .

ALGO has appointed a new Group Sales Director. Jorge Gamboa has taken on the position, in which he is reporting directly to CEO Marco Meliga.

LKQ Euro Car Parts has appointed Donna Fearnley as its HR Director. She brings more than 30 years’ experience to the role, having held senior HR positions at household names including Amazon, Tui and, most recently, Premier Foods.

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation has promoted Mike Smallbone to the position of Head of Membership Development.

Helmut Ernst, head of ZF Aftermarket, is now overseeing all market and product topics of the organisation following the decision of Neil Fryer to leave the company at his own request to take on a new role outside the company.

Gina Hinde has been recruited as marketing manager by Morris Lubricants to build the brand and is excited by the huge potential offered by the job.

Aftermarket recruitment specialists PG Automotive has made two new appointments to its team.