Steve Beattie to head Vauxhall sales as Stellantis UK changes management

STEVE Beattie returns to Vauxhall, having departed his role as head of fleet operations at NIO.

Steve takes up the role of sales and operations director. His appointment is one of four changes to the Stellantis UK management team.  In detail they are:

Steve Beattie is appointed Vauxhall sales & operations sirector, reporting to Eurig Druce, VP sales, Stellantis UK.  Steve returns to Vauxhall having left in 2017 to pursue opportunities at Volvo and Nio.  In this role he will be responsible for Vauxhall’s sales performance.

Lee Titchner is appointed Pro One LCV director in the UK reporting to Maria Grazia Davino, group managing director, Stellantis UK and takes responsibility for leading the company’s Pro One strategy. Titchner has spent seven years as network development director, having previously held several roles across sales and sftersales. Maria Grazia Davino takes direct responsibility for network development.

Tony Lewis is appointed commercial vehicle business development director and will be responsible for global key accounts focusing on delivery vans, reporting to Anne Abboud, head of commercial vehicles for Enlarged Europe. This role will have global responsibility of all major key accounts for commercial vehicles. Stellantis says this will create opportunities for Stellantis as a global player in the sector with the largest commercial vehicle customers in the market. 

Tom Ray is appointed B2B operations director, also reporting to Eurig Druce.  Tom joined the group in 2004 and has a breadth of sales experience having worked in a variety of sales roles across Stellantis &You and the national sales company including general manager and regional operations director Stellantis &You as well as head of regional operations for Peugeot. 

Maria Grazia Davino, group managing director, said: “I would like to welcome Lee, Steve and Tom to their new roles and wish them all every success in delivering on our Dare Forward 2030 commitments.  

“Lee’s broad and varied knowledge coupled with his strong relationships with the network will enable him to lead the Pro One strategy at Stellantis, with our ongoing focus to maximise our market share for LCV in the UK and maintaining industry leadership in electric vans.

“I welcome Steve back to the group. Steve’s wide experience across sales and aftersales, integral knowledge of the Vauxhall brand and positive network engagement skills will make him a valuable asset in driving our Vauxhall sales results forwards. 

“Finally, I congratulate Tom on his new role and know that his extensive sales and leadership experience will enable him to drive forward our plans for the fleet market.”