SUZUKI is putting more focus on the SME sector with the appointment of three Regional Business Development Managers to its Business Sales team. The roles are newly created.
In addition to increasing SME sales, they will work alongside fleet specialists at the brand’s nationwide network of Suzuki Business Partners, assisting with training requirements and on-site visits to prospective and existing customer accounts.
Heading up the Southern region will be Joe Skinner who has worked in the car industry for 25 years. He takes up the position at Suzuki after successfully managing partnerships and the requirements of large corporate clients for the past three years at Lookers Leasing.
Louise Kelly, who will look after the Midlands, joins from her role of Corporate Sales Manager at Maserati North Europe, where she was tasked with driving corporate sales and providing strategic direction to the dealer network. Louise has equally occupied several senior account management roles outside of the automotive industry.
Overseeing the North, Tim Whitworth brings more than 14 years of experience in Fleet and worked most recently as a Regional Business Manager at DEKRA Automotive. He has also occupied business sales functions at several dealer groups, after starting his career in the motor trade with a Suzuki dealer.
All three report to Graeme Jenkins, Head of Fleet, who said:
“They form an integral part of our exciting long-term growth strategy within the corporate market and will play a vital role in strengthening both our presence and sales channels. We are delighted to have them on board, and they are the perfect ambassadors to champion the compelling values of our low cost of ownership proposition to today’s Fleet customers.”