Fiat Professional has announced the appointment of Sebastiano Fedrigo to the role of director, responsible for all the business activities of Fiat Group Automobiles UK’s commercial vehicle division.

He returns to the UK from his previous role as area sales manager based at Fiat’s headquarters in Turin during which time he was responsible for supporting the commercial activities of Fiat Professional in several European markets.

Fedrigo has previous direct experience of the UK market having held positions here as a regional sales manager at Iveco in Watford, and also with FGA’s Slough headquarters as Fiat Professional network sales manager.

“I am delighted to be returning to the UK to start work on this exciting new role for me,” he said. “Fiat Professional is a serious proposition within the commercial vehicle sector and my plan is to build upon that. With the range of vehicles we have at our disposal I am sure we can continue to grow and develop our success.”