The newly merged CAP and HPI has announced several managerial appointments following its parent Solera’s decision to combine operations in Leeds.
Joel Albyn (pictured), a former director of product management and global ecommerce strategy for Walmart, joins the business as director of innovation and product management. He will lead the rollout of new data products and devise new digital strategies.
Roland Barzegar has been appointed as chief of staff to coordinate programme management and support the business’ acquisition strategy. He joins from Plusnet, where he was finance director, and sat on the board. His previous roles include spells at Ernst & Young and PWC.
Andrea Preston joins the business as head of HR, Automotive. She will lead a record period of recruitment for the business, and implement talent development programmes. She has worked in senior HR roles in legal firm Taylor Wessing and technology business, PACE.
Commenting on the appointments, Ian Rendle, managing director of CAP and HPI said: “We are building a world-class brand, and it is important to have the right people in place to support our ambitions. The coming months will see unprecedented levels of product innovation and the implementation of transformative digital strategies that will benefit our customers in the UK, and beyond.”
These appointments follow a recent restructure of the senior management team to sit across both the CAP and HPI brands which includes Neil Hodson as deputy managing director, Will Porter as product development director, Matt Thompson as marketing director, Andrew Fellowes as director of consulting, Keith Darby as managing director of CAP and HPI Ludlow and Adrian Rushmore, operations director.
