Appointments: Familiar face returns to Bentley; NR Barton & more
THE Volkswagen Group has reappointed Wolfgang Dürheimer as chairman and chief executive of Bentley Motors.
Mr Dürheimer, who ran Bentley between 2011 and 2012 will return to Crewe-based Bentley on June 1, in succession to Wolfgang Schreiber, who is moving on within the VW group.
Under the leadership of Schreiber, Bentley had a record-breaking year in 2013 with sales growing by 15.5% to €1.68bn. Profit rose by 67% to €167.7m. In the first quarter of 2014, Bentley boosted deliveries by a further 17%.
Wolfgang Dürheimer, 55, who is currently running VW’s motorsport arm,
holds a degree in engineering and started his career in 1986 with BMW.
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NEIL Whittingham has been promoted to partner at Wigan accountancy firm NR Barton, seven years after joining the practice as a manager.
Mr Whittingham is the sixth partner at the firm and has a wide portfolio of both individual and corporate clients with a particular focus on limited companies and audits.
He said: “I’m delighted to be entering partnership with NR Barton and am looking forward to the challenge of providing our clients with unrivalled service and expertise.
“At NR Barton we pride ourselves on our partner-led approach to clients’ needs, backed up by an outstanding team of managers who service a wide portfolio of business sectors and individual clients. I would be interested to meet with business owners who may be looking for a change and who want to work with a firm who prioritise their needs in everything we do.”
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LEIGH Webb has joined Ainscough Crane Hire, the Wigan-based company, as sales director.
Mr Webb joins the business from railway maintenance equipment supplier Torrent Trackside, where he was sales and operations director.
He said: “As part of the executive team that runs the day-to-day operations of Ainscough, I’m looking forward to playing a major role in the future success of the business. Ainscough has a great heritage and an impressive client base and I will be focusing on helping the established market leader to reach new heights.”
Robin Richardson, managing director of Ainscough, added: “The business is going through an intense period of change where we are tightening our procedures and improving our services across all departments and services. Leigh’s appointment is testament to our commitment of further improving our market penetration and ensuring the vitality and viability of Ainscough Crane Hire.”
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WINTERHILL Largo, the North West asset valuation and recovery specialist, has appointed Richie Morton as business development director.
Mr Morton joins the business with many years’ experience in commercial debt recovery and asset based lending. He has previously worked for business rescue specialist Cooper Williamson, accountancy firm Clarke Nicklin and most recently debt recovery provider Optimum Ledger Management.
Neil Duckworth, chief executive of Winterhill Largo, said: “Richie’s vast experience in all aspects of debt recovery and asset based lending will, I’ve no doubt, improve our offer to clients even further.”
