People news for October 2011 06 October 2011

Heather Allen has joined TRL's transportation division as programme director, sustainable transport. She arrives from UITP, the Brussels-based international association of public transport.

Somerstotalkare has added to its aftersales team, with the appointment of Aaron Cafano and Gareth Phillips. Both have been tasked with improving response times and cutting customer downtime.

Sarah Wilcox is the new national account manager at Nationwide Accident Repair Service. In her new role, Wilcox will be working with national and large fleet operators as Nationwide continues to enhance and develop its presence in the fleet market.

Former Kwik-Fit managing director Mike Wise has joined online tyre retailer Delticom, where he will be heading up a new online fleet tyre business.

Mercedes-Benz dealer group Midlands Truck & Van's new dealer principle has been announced as Jon Divers. He has spent the previous 13 years working for Mercedes-Benz UK in finance and fleet sales roles, rising to become the manufacturer's national fleet sales manager for trucks.

Commercial vehicles wheels distributor Motor Wheel Service has appointed Peter Knapman as finance director. Making the introduction, managing director John Ellis also announced a plan to increase turnover from £7m to £20m in the next five years.

Euroway has appointed Lee Johnson as fleet service manager for its expanding commercial vehicle fleet management operation based in Leighton Buzzard. Reporting to Robert Oliphant, technical director, he is responsible for developing relationships with existing and new suppliers.

CBVC Vehicle Management continues to strengthen its fleet service through the appointment of Craig Watson as head of fleet management.

Rapid expansion at ByBox has led to the appointment of Simon Dixon as the head of inventory and repair.

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Brian Tinham

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