Borrie steps into CEO function at Arnold Clark Cars

Russell Borrie has formally stepped into the chief government function at Arnold Clark Cars, succeeding its veteran chief Eddie Hawthorne (pictured under talking at Automotive Administration Reside).

Hawthorne, who has headed the AM100 supplier group for 27 years, introduced in January he would step down however will probably be remaining with Arnold Clark in a mentoring capability.

Borrie has been at Arnold Clark for greater than 30 years, working carefully with Hawthorne. He turned its group gross sales director in 2020, then its chief working officer a yr later.

In a private be aware on LinkedIn, Borrie mentioned: “Firstly, I need to thank Eddie Hawthorne  for his immense contribution to the Arnold Clark Group. His data, perception and dedication have helped the enterprise thrive.

“Even in probably the most difficult circumstances, his readability and resourcefulness have reworked a disaster into a chance to make issues higher. On a extra private be aware, I’m grateful for his friendship and mentorship over the many years we’ve got labored collectively.

“It’s a nice privilege to have the chance to steer this unimaginable firm and I’m delighted to have the assistance and help of our 12,000 gifted staff who work so arduous to drive our success.

“We’ve a powerful imaginative and prescient for the way forward for the enterprise, however we are going to always remember Sir Arnold’s founding ideas.”

Arnold Clark Cars is the UK’s largest family-owned motor retailer. It ranked third within the 2024 AM100 listing by turnover, with annual revenues of virtually £5 billion and 195 franchised dealerships, plus a community of Motorstore used automobile supermarkets, automobile rental and leasing operations, motor auctions, bodyshops, an EV charger installer, the Arnold Clark Autoparts on-line retailer and motor issue chain, properties and its personal coaching firm.

Its management workforce, which included founder Sir Arnold Clark till his dying in 2017, are revered and envied for having constructed such a profitable enterprise.

Within the 2024 AM100 Arnold Clark was the one supplier group of its scale to characteristic within the prime 20 most worthwhile supplier teams, with a return on gross sales of two.3%.

The enterprise is a real ‘one-stop-shop’ for motorists and its initiatives embrace the opening of Innovation Centres to coach customers about hybrid and electrical autos, the launch of click-and-collect centres to allow automobile hunters in any a part of the nation to buy from its huge used automobile inventory displayed on-line, and its acquisition of Bumblebee, an EV charging level installer.

Arnold Clark Cars has gained the Retailer of the Yr trophy on the AM Awards a number of occasions.

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