Mark has worked within the automotive sector for over 40 years and is both well-known and well-respected by his peers and wider industry colleagues. His most recent roles have been Market and Research Analyst of Trend Tracker, concurrently with being the managing director of Auto Body Projects Limited.
Mark will join the executive board and will work alongside M&M's business development and operations team as the company bolsters its commercial opportunities.
Mick Whitehead, managing director of M&M Group says: "The team and I are delighted that Mark will be joining us at what is an exciting time for our business. I am proud that we have an extremely loyal and dedicated management team at M&M and Mark's knowledge, expertise and experience will only add to this and will help to drive the business forward. We're very much looking forward to Mark coming on-board."
The multi-award-winning M&M Group repairs over 100 vehicles per week from state-of-the-art premises in Longton and Leek and excels in delivering excellent customer service. It is proud to boast many important relationships with insurance companies and 18 vehicle manufacturer approvals, covering many prestige brands such as BMW, Lexus, Mercedes Benz, MINI, Toyota and Volkswagen Group (including Audi, Seat and Skoda), among others.
M&M Group also includes a mechanical workshop along with a class 7 MOT facility and maintains the vehicles for many local fleet companies. It also includes an Information Technology plus a Signs & Graphics business.
Mark Bull, commercial director, M&M Group said: "Having known Mick and the team at M&M for many years, I couldn't be happier in knowing that I'll be able to lead our key client relations, whilst the business continues its exciting and sustainable growth plans. The company's pedigree is extremely strong and whilst the industry faces many challenges, particularly in light of the pandemic, knowing the M&M and Fix Auto brands are well-placed, well-respected and always look to be at the forefront of change, I'm absolutely excited by this opportunity, and what lies ahead."
Whitehead concludes: "Having celebrated our 40 years in business in 2020, we continue to look ahead and evolve with the changing vehicle technologies, digital and environmental challenges of repairing vehicles to the highest standards in a climatically sustainable way. Mark will bring a new perspective to the company that is already driven by innovation and will assist us to achieve our strategic goals of growing our portfolio of vehicle manufacturer and insurance brand approvals."