THE Ford dealer group TrustFord has a new chairman and chief executive in the form of Steve Hood.
Only in November Steve Hood was appointed chief operating officer following three years as director of sales opeartions in Ford of Europe.
And now Steve is in the top job following the announcement that Stuart Kerr, former chairman and ceo, has left the business to pursue opportunities outside TrustFord.
The chief operating officer role to which Steve Hood was originally appointed will now be discontinued.
Stuart Kerr, former chairman and ceo, has left the business to pursue opportunities outside TrustFord
Ford of Europe Vice President Marketing Sales and Service, Roelant de Waard, said: “I would like to thank Stuart for his contribution and wish him every success for the future. Steve Hood will be applying the principles he has been instrumental in developing in Ford of Europe to the rebranded TrustFord group.”
The TrustFord identity has been rolled out across the entire network of 65 sites in the UK, which previously operated under a variety of local brand names, including;
- Bougourd Ford
- Brunel Ford
- Dagenham Motors
- Heartlands Ford
- La Motte Ford
- Lindsay Ford
- Polar Ford
- @First Parts
- Ford Retail Online, and
- Ford Online Parts.
All of these brand names are now identified as TrustFord and TrustFirstParts.
Operating as one single brand helps give Fleet, Retail, Bodyshop, Parts, Aftersales and SME customers a better understanding of the scale of the company’s services across the UK said TrustFord .
