Cox Automotive appoints chief information officer

Cox Automotive has appointed Glenn Fishwick as chief information officer.

Fishwick has experience in a number of sectors covering government, healthcare, telecoms, retail and financial-services

He was most recently vice oresident at MDS Global, where he was responsible for customer and product software development and delivery.

Prior to this, at Accenture, he worked with several of the UK’s largest blue-chip organisations to complete complex technology change programmes and before that in product development with global healthcare provider iSoft.

Martin Forbes, CEO at Cox Automotive, said: “Glenn is an accomplished leader and an expert in his field.

He is passionate about challenging the status quo, creating a culture of continuous improvement, and exploring new and innovative ways of working.

“Customer-facing technology is core to the Cox Automotive vision and we are constantly looking at how we can anticipate and excel at meeting customer needs, to transform our business and build a sustainable and profitable future for our customers.”

Fishwick said: “I look forward to working alongside Martin and the team to develop and introduce new systems and deliver a complete and connected service to our customers.”

Cox Automotive employs over 2,300 people in the UK providing solutions to its clients through businesses that include Manheim, Movex, Motors.co.uk, Modix, Dealer Auction and NextGear Capital.