This new role will see Mr Lockyer manage all of Northgate’s branches across Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Sussex and Surrey, including the regional hub in Snodland. He is responsible for ensuring that all 10 branches under his supervision focus on vehicle availability and customer service delivery.
Mr Lockyer was promoted to his new role following two years as hub manager at Northgate’s Egham branch, one of the company’s largest and busiest London sites, where he oversaw a fleet of 1,000 vehicles.
Commenting on his promotion, Mr Lockyer, who has over 20 years’ experience in the retail sector,said: “I am delighted to have been promoted to this exciting new role and I relish the prospect of growing an area where there is enormous commercial potential. I have worked closely with this regional team previously and look forward to helping the branches and their teams achieve the company’s goals.”
This is the second internal promotion in this region in the past six months, following the appointment of Andrew Wilson as the head of operations South in March 2015, having previously held the position of head of operations in London.