Autogem has recruited the ‘dream duo’ of aftermarket sales to add more weight to its ‘people, processes and products’ concept.
Rikki Kane and Jenna McGilp have been appointed as Commercial Sales Director and Sales Office Manager respectively, after amassing more than 50 years’ combined experience in the automotive retail industry.
The Scottish pair have built up an impressive reputation while working together at Viking Wholesale Tyres and Autogem’s Managing Director Prashant Chopra said they would help elevate the company to even greater heights, following the high profile appointment of Tony Neill as Strategic Advisor earlier in the year.
Prashant said: “The arrival of Rikki and Jenna will strengthen us in so many ways and I can’t be any more excited! I’m proud to see so much motivation and dedication from my existing team each day and Rikki and Jenna are going to add to this.
“We’re constantly investing in our aftermarket products and the processes associated with them. But we also need the very best people to bring both to life and both Rikki and Jenna fit the bill. They’re a dream duo and it we’re delighted to welcome them on board. We’re confident about the future and we look forward to making further appointments in due course.”
The pair have worked in tandem for a number of years and will lean on a packed contacts book to raise Autogem’s presence with key decision makers and potential new customers.
Rikki said: “Autogem are an award winning company that gets everything right. They’re fantastic at product development, training initiatives and marketing, so it’s up to us to amplify these and give the business the success that it deserves.
“I felt a strong sense of affinity from the moment I spoke to Prashant. I instantly felt a sense of togetherness and I’m very confident of doing adding value with Jenna alongside me. I’ll be looking to create new business leads and sales opportunities and I’ll be putting a lot of pressure on myself to get the right results.”
Jenna will bring an abundance of proactivity to Rikki’s outputs, with regular customer calls and visits already planned.
She said: “There is so much potential here and I’m really excited to be on board. Autogem feels like a close-knit family and my first impressions are that we can make a big difference to the business in a number of ways.”
