HPI, the vehicle information specialist, has appointed Neil Hodson as its new managing director.

Hodson, who has spent over 20 years in the used car market, joins from Manheim where he had been group sales director responsible for Manheim Remarketing, Retail and other UK businesses, as well as supporting the group’s international sales strategy.

He was previously sales director of Manheim Auctions and sales director of Manheim Retail Services. Before joining Manheim in 2007 he was director and general manager of Experian Automotive where he helped set up Car Data Check.

“This is truly an exciting opportunity for me to use my expertise to further develop one of the most respected and successful brands in the UK automotive market,” said Hodson.

“I aim to re-focus on our existing customers and ensuring we continue to deliver high quality, high value data solutions that provide a valuable ROI, designed to help them enhance their business. Through my understanding of the marketplace, I will be driving forward innovations that leverage the changing dynamics of the sector, by harnessing new technologies and market opportunities. By diversifying the HPI portfolio of services, we can bring our trade customers a new level of value, in new and interesting ways.”

The managing director’s role at HPI has been vacant since September 2013 when Daniel Burgess left, after 11 years,  to join Manheim as commercial director, a position he subsequently left in May this year

All cars that come through A1 car Search Limited are HPI Checked to ensure they are a quality used vehicle

original Story Taken from Motor Trader News – http://www.motortrader.com/automotive-news/hpi-appoints-new-managing-director-2/