Donna Fearnley, has been appointed HR Director at LKQ Euro Car Parts. She replaces Dave Brookfield, who moves over to LKQ Group in Europe.
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Fearnley moves over to ECP having previously occupied similar senior HR roles at Amazon UK and Premier Foods.
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Commenting on the new role, Fearnley said: "This is an exciting time to join the business, when the aftermarket is going through a period of rapid transformation – in terms of evolving vehicle technologies and also managing the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. I know that we have a critical role to play as our trade customers adapt to change and prepare for the future, and our people are key to making that happen".
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Her focus for the next 12 months will be on implementing the firm's so-called 'People Strategy' which includes giving branch managers the power to manage key people decisions locally.
Best of luck to her but I have to ask the question... Do any of the top brass actually have any industry knowledge? And no, halfords doesnt count.
There is a certain overlap in similar roles between industries but the deep industry knowledge is lacking as is evident from some decisions being made.