Prestige Fleet Servicing, the fleet SMR arm of the AA, has made three key appointments to support business growth plans.  

L-R: Latest Prestige recruits Gavin Smith, Lara Thornhill, Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor joins as strategic account manager, bringing more than 30 years’ fleet experience to the business. His background includes eight years as procurement manager in the UK nuclear industry, responsible for daily rental and company car fleet relationships, and 16 years as a senior account manager at Lex Autolease. He also spent nine years as a strategic international account director for Athlon International.

Larissa Thornhill, who joined the Prestige team five years ago as an advisor has been promoted to the role of customer account manager, after progressing through the business as Smart Care team and manager.

Finally, Gavin Smith, who has spent two years in a sales role at Prestige, has been promoted to strategic business development manager. With a career spanning numerous sales operations and training roles, he holds more than 15 years’ experience within the automotive and fleet industry including roles at Europcar UK, Aon and TWG (now Assurant) / RAC Warranty.

Tony Murtagh, B2B director of Prestige Fleet Servicing, commented: “These appointments bring considerable talent and experience to the team as we continue our growth journey at a pivotal and exciting time for the business. We have already made significant progress in growing our garage network and continue to invest in our products and services to meet the needs of our customers in a rapidly changing market.”