Online remarketing seller, Autoquake has appointed Garry Hobson as its chief executive officer.

Mr Hobson will be responsible for steering the company into the next phase of its growth trajectory, whilst looking to attain a higher share of margin and delivering new benefits to leasing companies and fleet managers.

He spent nearly 25 years in senior management positions at some of the biggest names in the industry, including MasterLease, Carland, Pendragon, Inchcape, Ford and Lex Vehicle Leasing.

In his new role, he will assume overall direction of the company and will lead the existing 30-strong Autoquake team of automotive and e-commerce specialists.