City Auction Group has appointed two new directors, supporting work to develop a “powerhouse remarketing centre”.

Michael Tomalin, CEO of City Auction Group

Mark Thomas joins the vehicle remarketing and logistics business as the new corporate sales director while Daniel Smith, former head of aftersales and operations at Cazoo, becomes operations director for the group’s PurpleRock logistics arm.

The group has also made two internal appointments, with Chris Martins leading the PurpleRock Logistics business as chief operating officer.

Zaiga Jinkinson has been promoted to operations director at City Auction Group on the back of her previous work to revitalise the back office and customer journey.

Michael Tomalin, CEO of City Auction Group, said the new appointments would take operations to the next level by advancing remarketing solutions for corporate vendor partners, franchised dealers, car supermarkets and financial institutions.

He added that the business was “poised to develop into a market leading independent defleet, logistics and remarketing machine to compete and lead the next inspiring chapter in their chosen sector”.

“We are now poised to become the powerhouse remarketing centre in the Midlands and East Anglia. We are also expanding PurpleRock across the UK with more locations to offer market leading solutions for secure storage and the complete portfolio of vehicle preparation service standards,” Tomalin stated.

City Auction Group also reported major growth in sales over the last 12 months, up by 47% across the group’s sites in Peterborough and Northern Ireland, and a doubling of headcount over the same period.