Kwik Fit fleet director Dan Joyce is also assuming the role of retail operations director, succeeding Paul Boulton.

L-R: Dan Joyce, retail operations director; Paul Boulton, outgoing retail operations director; and Mark Slade, MD, at the 2024 Kwik Fit conference

Under the promotion, Joyce becomes responsible for the running of around 700 centres under both the Kwik Fit and STS Tyre Pros brands, while also retaining responsibility for Kwik Fit’s fleet business.

The appointment comes as Paul Boulton retires after over 43 years with the organisation. Boulton joined Kwik Fit in 1980 as a tyre technician in its Warrington centre, before being promoted to managerial roles and then to divisional director. He was appointed retail sales and operations director in 1999. Since the company was acquired by Itochu in 2011, he has overseen a period of major investment in the centre network, with a rolling refurbishment programme and new locations and centre teams being regularly added.

Mark Slade, managing director at Kwik Fit, said: “We believe that Kwik Fit is in its strongest position ever and this is in no small part to Paul’s passion, drive and leadership skills over so many years. Paul’s is a truly fantastic story – from joining the business on the workshop floor to leading the entire centre network. He has poured his heart and soul into the company and he leaves for a well-deserved retirement knowing that his huge contribution is fully recognised by everyone at Kwik Fit.”

Dan Joyce also knows the business from the shop floor, having joined as an apprentice in south Wales in 2002. He rapidly progressed to centre manager and more senior roles in centre operations before moving to the fleet team, becoming fleet director in 2020.

Mark Slade said: “It’s testament to the strength of the talent we have within the business that we’ve been able to plan a seamless transition. Dan has been working alongside Paul for a number of months in preparation for the handover and I’m very excited about Dan leading the operations as we embark on the next phase of Kwik Fit’s growth.”