APRIL 2024 AFTERMARKET 65 EYEBROW www.aftermarketonline.net SMMT: New President Mick Flanagan, Vice President for Volvo, JLR, Toyota and Nissan at Adient, became the 83rd President of the SMMT at the start of the year. Mick has worked in the industry for 37 years. He said: “I am honoured to accept the appointment as President of the SMMT. As we drive forward, adapting our industry to deliver the exciting new realities of a zeroemission vehicle world, and at the same time overcome macroeconomic headwinds, it is crucial that we have a strong trade body to represent, influence and lead all strands of UK Automotive.” SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes added: “We are delighted to welcome Mick Flanagan as the 83rd SMMT President. His wealth of industry experience with vehicle manufacturers and, in particular, global supply chain companies will be a huge asset as both undergo transformation on the road to net zero.” Mick replaced Alison Jones, Senior Vice President Global Circular Economy at Stellantis, who stepped down at the end of 2023 after completing her two-year tenure. New appointments at Duckhams Duckhams has made a pair of appointments, with a new Global Chief Marketing Officer and Global Technical and Procurement Officer joining the team. The former role has gone to Rajat Moitra. Prior to joining Duckhams, he was Head of Regional Sales and Global Marketing at GP Petroleums. He will be based in the company’s Dubai office. The latter position has been taken by Chris Clarkson, who joined directly from Moove Europe, where he was the Technical and Procurement Manager. Commenting on the new appointments, Duckhams Managing Director (MESA) Firoz Patel, said: “We are delighted to welcome Rajat and Chris to the Duckhams family as we approach our 125-year milestone in 2024. Both Rajat and Chris bring extensive lubricant experience to our team, and I look forward to working with them." TechMan bolsters team with new marketing manager TechMan has named Kiran Rabadiya as Senior Marketing Manager, who brings 12 years’ experience in marketing with him, including five years working in the automotive aftermarket. On his new role, Kiran commented: “I am not averse to getting my hands dirty, whether that’s helping build a stand for a trade event or doing a photoshoot in our on-site garage, In Town Automotive. My objective is to take the group’s marketing to the next level.” TechMan Managing Director Terry Dorney added: “We’re pleased to have Kiran on board to develop and build on our marketing strategy and support the rest of the team in communicating our brand to the automotive aftermarket successfully. We believe his experience will be a great asset to the company and will allow Kiran to be extremely successful in the e roa fast! back on th our customers b ouse business in h e p i h lter - k fi No need to remove the ours under 2 h ked DPF in Clean a bloc eep th y k Get y oduc rP ro h ks r Wo Hero P sh r DPF Cleaning d f .uk o.uk 162 ts c op hs uc .jlmlubricants.co. www info@kalimex.co 01273891 remnants nt oil es un-bur Dissolv
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