TTC Group has announced new executive appointments and a strategic reshuffle at the top.

TTC CEO Jim Kirkwood becomes deputy chair

The road safety training and driver risk management business has appointed David Marsh as its new chief executive officer and Ian Gibson as operations director, running the day-to-day business.

Meanwhile former CEO Jim Kirkwood becomes deputy chair and will focus on the company’s future expansion, acquisitions and strategic development.

David Marsh has been in the training, education and professional services space for the past 21 years and was most recently CEO at Babington, where he led the organisation through the pandemic and then through a re-investment process to private equity in 2022. He also oversaw the company’s diversification of strategy into corporate learning, with a focus on technology innovation and personalised learning through AI. At TTC, he will support Jim Kirkwood as he expands the business.

Ian Gibson has a strong background as an operations director, delivering many successful transformational programmes across the public and private sector throughout his career, resulting in practical and highly successful operational and commercial outcomes. In his new role, he will underpin TTC’s next strategic acquisitions and market expansion phase.

The appointments follow the group move last month to unite its training and risk management businesses under a single ‘TTC’ brand to pave the way for future expansion. The business acquired Business Driver Risk Management and Licence Bureau in 2019 and 2020 respectively, along with its entry into the broader health and safety marketplace with the addition of Synergie Training earlier this year.

Jim Kirkwood commented: “Having made some significant changes and acquisitions in the fleet and driver risk management arena in recent years, we are delighted to be entering an exciting new phase for TTC. The appointment of both David and Ian, whose wealth of experience naturally aligns with our business ambitions, means we are ideally placed to drive forward our plans to broaden our customer base in new sectors and lead with training and compliance innovation.”