Infiniti is pleased to announce that Barry Beeston, new Country Director for the UK, will take up his position with the company from 1st May.
Beeston will be responsible for all Sales and Marketing activities in the UK and will report directly to Francois Goupil de Bouille, Vice President of Infiniti Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Beeston moves to Infiniti UK, from Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd., bringing with him a wealth of experience accumulated from working in many different areas of automotive business ranging from Aftersales to Regional Retail Sales and most recently Corporate Fleet Sales at a Board Director level.
Commenting on his new role Beeston said “I am very excited to be joining Infiniti at a time the company is recording significant growth, not only in the UK but across the world. The introduction of the British built Q30 earlier this year, and the soon to arrive QX30, are game changers for the company. They provide a stylish active compact into a segment where there is a high potential for increased sales. Alongside these, further new products are arriving, such as the stunning looking Q60 coupe, due later this year with its new 400hp V6 engine.”
Beeston continued, “As any company grows it brings with it new challenges. We clearly need to expand our centre network, ensuring our customers continue to receive high levels of service as our volume grows. We also need to further develop an internal infrastructure to support both retail and fleet sales channels. I am seriously looking forward to beginning this new challenge with Infiniti- there’s a lot to be excited about.”
Previous Country Manager Carl Bayliss has been elected to Network strategy director at Nissan Motor (GB) Limited.
Barry Beeston Career history
Graduated in Combined Engineering from Coventry University.
1989 – Product Engineer Jaguar Cars Ltd
1991 moved to Nissan Motor GB Limited, holding several different positions ranging from Technical Support to Regional Operations manager where he was responsible for sales, marketing, and after sales.
2011 moved into Fleet operations, becoming Fleet Sales Director in 2011 and then Director, Corporate Sales in 2013
Achievements
Most proud of the achievements made over the last three years within the fleet industry which he describes as “remarkable”. Nissan fleet sales have grown 32% since FY13.
