• TIM Barfoot has been appointed communications manager for Daihatsu. He relinquishes his involvement in Subaru and Isuzu, the other Japanese franchises operated by International Motors. These functions continue to be handled by Arthur Fairley. Barfoot's function in the newly-created role meets the specific PR, sponsorship and marketing needs of Daihatsu.

  • KIRK Fletcher has been appointed as sales director, Integration Solutions, within Experian's automotive division. Fletcher joined the global information solutions company in 1992 and was, most recently, head of automotive for the company's micromarketing division. In his now role he takes responsibility for developing the data extraction service.

  • ABS Bodyshop Services has created the new role of project manager and appointed Meena Kanagavel. She takes responsibility for a variety of IT projects with particular focus non the network's internal systems and the integration of new customers into ABS's bespoke system. Kanagavel has a degree in business information technology and has spent the past two years at ControlForce where she was project manager.