On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Leicester-based Total Motion has reorganised its management team with several new senior appointments and promotions, including three directorships.

The vehicle management company has promoted its head of finance and business manager to finance director and commercial director respectively and appointed a new operations director.

Total Motion, based at Meridian Business Park, has more than doubled its workforce over the past three years and now has 62 employees.

Commercial director Kelly Longmuir has worked for Total Motion for 11 years, having previously worked for National Car Rental for 6 years, undertaking managerial roles within the Customer Services and Sub Contracting departments.

She is responsible for overseeing the SME and consumer sales team, sales support team and the account management team.

Finance director Mark Hughes joined Total Motion two years ago having worked at Agility Fleet as its finance director. He has over 30 years’ experience within the automotive sector having previously been finance director at BRS Automotive, managing director at BRS Carlease and quality director at GE Capital Fleet Services.

His brief is to continue to grow the business organically, via existing products and the introduction of innovation solution in new market segments within fleet management and business and personal vehicle leasing.

Operations director Matt Neale has been in the industry for 17 years, having worked for Lombard Vehicle Management, Masterlease and National Car Parks before joining Fraikin, where he managed the UK Support Centre. Most recently he was operations manager and Rental lead for BT Fleet.

In his new role Neal will be accountable for fleet administration, rental, drivers support and the complete procurement portfolio.

Nigel Hope, who has been with the company for three and a half years, has stepped into the newly-created position of technical services manager.

Sean Griffin has been promoted to Fleet Administration Manager. He has worked for Total Motion for the past three years after having worked at National Car Rental for 11 years.

Elsewhere, Natasha Myers who joined the company in 2015 to work in the sales department has been promoted to sales support Manager.

Tom Price, who joined the company initially in fleet administration just over a year ago, has been promoted to rental and logistics manager having worked for National Car Rental/Europcar before becoming a fleet manager in the NHS.

Total Motion has also made four new appointments in the areas of business change, business support, rental and logistics and HR and marketing.

Business change manager Lewis Carroll joins the company from Fraikin, where, during the past 10 years he has worked in a variety of roles progressing to managing SME customers nationally as well as managing the UK call centre.

Tracey Ryan, business support manager, joins Total Motion after 21 years with BT having worked in several department including fleet administration, customer service, complaint management, performance management and quality management.

Also new to the team is HR and marketing manager Raquel Lesta, who joins Total Motion after 10 years with Leicester chartered accountants Newby Castleman. Lesta is responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s marketing and events as well as coordinating its HR function.

Ashby de la Zouch-based Fishers Dewes Solicitors has appointed Kevin Lynch as a director.

Kevin Lynch

Lynch, a commercial litigation lawyer, has been with the firm since 2014. He advises on a range of disputes and contentious matters for both businesses and individuals.

Managing director Charles Killin said: “Kevin has been a huge asset since he has been with the firm. He is an accomplished litigator and many of our clients have found Kevin’s knowledge and advice invaluable in resolving their concerns.”

Lynch has particular experience in acting on disputes regarding real estate, including landlord and tenant issues. He also regularly provides clients with advice concerning potential will disputes and contentious probate matters.
He qualified as a solicitor and Higher Courts Advocate in 2011 having first qualified as a Barrister in 2009 from Gray’s Inn in London.

Lynch, who will based in the firm’s Ashby de la Zouch and Tamworth offices, said: “I am delighted to be joining the directors at Fishers Dewes. The firm has an established client base and a strong reputation within the Midlands, and I am looking forward to helping to build upon this and continue the firms success.”