Alasdair Stewart has joined Cox Automotive UK, parent company of Manheim, in a new client director role to lead the company’s strategy on managing client relationships across the group.

Alasdair Stewart joins Cox Automotive as client director

Stewart brings 30 years’ experience in the automotive industry, including a number of board level roles, most recently at VW Group, where he has spent the last 25 years.

His most recent role was managing investor relations, and prior to that he spent four years as managing director of Skoda UK.

In his new role he will sit on the UK group board, led by Michael Buxton, CEO of Cox Automotive UK.

Buxton said: “Our business is uniquely positioned in providing clients with solutions at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle, and in doing so, the priority for us is to deliver a connected experience for our clients.

“In addition to joining up our products and services, we are focusing on joining up our relationships, and I’m extremely pleased that we have someone with Alasdair’s expertise to lead this area. His broad range of automotive and leadership experience across global sales, marketing, operations and customer services, coupled with an impressive track record of delivering results, make him a fantastic addition to the Cox Automotive UK leadership team.”

Stewart added: “I am proud and excited to be joining Cox Automotive UK at what is a very exciting time for the group, as the brands, products and services it offers can truly move the company towards its vision of transforming the way the world buys, sells and owns vehicles.”