The brand new chief govt of AM100 automobile seller Marshall Motor Group has been revealed to be Pendragon veteran Martin Casha.

Casha will depart Pendragon, the place he’s chief working officer, in November this yr to guide Marshall, which was acquired by Constellation Automotive in 2022 – a transfer which was accompanied by the exit of Marshall’s excessive profile chief govt Daksh Gupta. 

In a press release at the moment Pendragon revealed that Casha, who co-steered the one-time greatest UK motor retail alongside Trevor Finn after it was break up off from Williams plc in 1989 with simply 19 dealerships, won’t get replaced and his reporting strains shall be redistributed throughout Pendragon’s senior management staff.

Casha mentioned: “I’ve been very lucky to have loved a unbelievable profession at Pendragon. It has been a privilege to be a part of a first-class organisation and I wish to thank the staff that I’ve had the pleasure of working with. I want them each success for the long run.”

A brand new chairman of the board is on the playing cards for Pendragon, which introduced final month that non-executive chairman Ian Filby can be leaving. 

At its peak, led by Finn and Casha, Pendragon had greater than 300 franchised dealerships, together with websites in Germany and America, and turnover exceeding £5 billion which saved it within the high spot of the AM100.

Its main acquisitions included Quicks, CD Bramall and Reg Vardy and it as soon as additionally made a play for main rival Lookers, which was thwarted by Tony Brammall.

Invoice Berman, Pendragon’s second chief govt since Finn’s departure in 2019, mentioned: “On behalf of the board and all our associates, I wish to thank Martin for his contribution to Pendragon.

“He has been instrumental to the expansion of the enterprise and extra not too long ago, he has performed an vital position in implementing our technique to remodel automotive retail by way of digital innovation and operational excellence. We want him all the perfect for his future endeavours.”