Vertu Motors

Vertu Motors plc has acknowledged colleagues who have performed exceptionally well and delivered the highest levels of leadership throughout the year through its prestigious 2022 CEO Management Awards

Nominations are made by the CEO Committee and support centre senior directors to identify colleagues who have delivered both an outstanding level of personal performance and championed the company’s Values.

This year’s winner of the Tom Fairgrieve Company Person of the Year Award was Paul Johnson, Forecourt Manager at Bristol Street Motors Widnes Nissan, as nominated by Steve Gould, Operations Director for the Group’s Renault Nissan Division.

Steve Gould: “Paul has put his heart and soul into the business and into helping his dealership’s local people. He supported the community during the pandemic by ensuring their fuel station remained open 24 hours a day.

“Paul’s team are serving up the best value petrol and diesel within miles to help support the local community with the cost of living, despite plenty of companies profiting from increasing fuel prices.

“Paul holds the Group’s Values close and consistently makes the right calls on pricing, when many would have simple taken the win.”

Like all the Management Award winners, Paul received a call from the Chief Executive to congratulate him on his achievement, thanking him for his dedication to his local community.

Robert Forrester, Chief Executive of Vertu Motors plc, said: “As the Group continues to grow, it is increasingly more difficult to win one of these awards – just being nominated is a great achievement.

“To single out ten individuals was incredibly hard, but the winners have all delivered a stand-out performance to demonstrate the unteachable values we strive for at Vertu Motors - Talent, Drive, Energy, Attitude and Character.

“We are a big Group, but individual performances can make a significant difference to how well we do. Great teams are built by great individuals and it’s important we recognise this, which is what these awards do. I’d like to congratulate them all; they can be rightly proud of their achievements!”

The winners for 2022 are as follows:

General Manager of the Year - Brian Naughton, Birmingham Ford Fleet

The Tom Fairgrieve Company Person of the Year - Paul Johnson, Forecourt Manager, Bristol Street Motors Widnes Nissan

The Bill Teasdale Accountant of the Year - Claire Barlow, Vertu Aylesbury Mercedes-Benz

Sales Manager of the Year - Dean Bradbury, Bristol Street Motors Birmingham Ford

Service Manager of the Year - Paul Miller, Bristol Street Motors Exeter Hyundai

Parts Manager of the Year - Darren Nottingham, Vertu Aylesbury Mercedes-Benz

Business Manager of the Year - Graeme Vasey, Assistant Sales Manager, Vertu Honda Sunderland

Workshop Controller of the Year - Dylan Hurley, Bristol Street Motors Chingford Vauxhall

Accident Repair Centre Manager of the Year - Mark Hudson, Vertu Accident Repair Centre York

Central Services Manager/Director of the Year - Matthew Scattergood, Assistant General Counsel, Central Services

ENDS

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Notes to Editors

Vertu Motors plc is the fourth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 192 sales outlets across the UK. Its dealerships operate predominantly under the Bristol Street Motors, Vertu Motors and Macklin Motors brand names.

Vertu Motors plc was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector. It is intended that the Group will continue to acquire motor retail operations to grow a scaled dealership group. The Group’s acquisition strategy is supplemented by a focused organic growth strategy to drive operational efficiencies through its national dealership network. The Group currently operates 188 franchised sales outlets and 4 non-franchised sales operations from 142 locations across the UK.

Vertu’s Mission Statement is to “deliver an outstanding customer motoring experience through honesty and trust”.

Vertu Motors Group websites – investors.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com

Vertu brand websites –

www.vertumotors.com / www.bristolstreet.co.uk / www.macklinmotors.co.uk / www.vertumotorcycles.com / www.vansdirect.co.uk / www.thetaxicentre.com / www.powerbulbs.com