Paul Van der Burgh appointed new president & MD of Toyota GB
Van der Burgh is currently director, consumer one at Toyota Motor Europe and has previously held senior positions across Toyota Europe, including director, Toyota Marketing and director, Lexus Europe.
Prior to joining Toyota, he held senior roles at Ford of Britain including sales director and marketing director.
Van der Burgh succeeds Matt Harrison who takes on the role of vice president, Toyota Sales and Marketing, Toyota Motor Europe, also effective from 1 July. The move will see Harrison return to Toyota Europe after four years in the UK, initially as commercial director and for the past two years as president and managing director. He will report directly to Karl Schlicht, executive vice president, Toyota Motor Europe.
Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.
