Snows makes changes to senior management team

Snows Motor Group has appointed Richard Morgan as head of its Toyota and Lexus division – certainly one of numerous recent appointments made inside the dealer group’s senior management team.

Morgan, formerly the corporate’s franchise operations manager, will now oversee the running of Snows’ trio of Lexus dealerships in Exeter, Hedge End and Bournemouth; plus a complete of 11 Toyota businesses across the South of England.

Morgan joined Snows in February having gained 36 years of experience working with brands comparable to Volkswagen, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW and MINI.

He explained: ‘‘This division is the biggest inside the Group, so it’s a unbelievable opportunity to repeatedly improve the client experience for all our Toyota and Lexus customers.

‘‘Our representation recently grew to 11 locations, with Salisbury Toyota and our brand recent Toyota and Lexus facility in Lyon Road, Bournemouth joining the division. It’s clearly an expansive and exciting time for Snows.’’

Elsewhere in the corporate, numerous other personnel changes have been announced. Mike Maidment, formerly franchise aftersales manager, is now head of aftersales. Tom Price has joined Snows as customer communications director. Andrew Elliott, formerly sales manager at Snows Volvo Southampton, is now sales manager at Snows Vauxhall Southampton.

Michael Ewen, formerly franchise aftersales manager for Fiat and Mazda, moves to Snows Volvo Southampton as aftersales manager liable for Volvo, Polestar and the dealership’s preparation centre.

Alex Domone, chief operating officer at Snows Motor Group, said: ‘‘It’s my pleasure to congratulate a few of our most talented and hard-working managers on their promotions – and to welcome Tom Price to the business. Snows are proud to offer energetic pathways for managers trying to grow inside our company and that is supported through our Talent Management programme.’’

Snows Motor Group has undergone considerable expansion in recent times but stays a family-run business operating at the guts of the communities it serves in southern and south-west England.

The corporate operates greater than 50 franchised automobile dealerships plus numerous used automobile centres and standalone approved service facilities.