Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) has announced the appointment of Anthony Cornwall as account director for automotive.
Anthony brings a wealth of automotive experience having spent twelve years with CDK Global (formerly ADP) as a major account manager and more recently as director of International Manufacture Relationships successfully managing relationships with a number of premium vehicle manufacturers and dealer groups.
Prior to joining CDK Global, Anthony worked as a senior account manager for KCS for just under five years and gained an excellent understanding of the distributive trades sector and helped customers to improve operational control and profitability across their networks.
Anthony will be responsible for building and managing relationships with KCS’ key automotive customers, trade groups and catalogue data suppliers in the UK and Ireland and will report to Andrew Wilkinson, KCS European Sales Director.
Anthony said: “I am extremely excited to take on this new position within the KCS automotive division, at a time when there are many changes and challenges in the UK and Irish automotive aftermarkets.
“I very much look forward to meeting and working with our customers to help them to meet the challenges they face both today and in the coming years.”
Andrew Wilkinson said: “Anthony is a great addition to the team.
“He will help to keep our customers up-to-date with new product releases, system enhancements and ensure they get the most from our growing number of products and services”.
Anthony joins KCS at an exciting time of change in the UK and global automotive aftermarkets.
Nigel Clemett, KCS automotive business development director will remain closely linked with the UK automotive market and will also be spending time focusing on KCS’ future automotive strategy and product introduction into the UK and other markets.