Two senior managers have left Wrights Group as part of a restructuring.
Ian Downie, Wrightbus MD Sales and Customcare, and Group Finance Director Mark Johnston have both left the business.
Commercial Director Sam McLaren is now also responsible for all vehicle sales activities, supported by the sales team including Head of Sales Steve Jackson, Head of Commercial Gary Kernohan, National Accounts Manager John Hartley and Retail Sales Manager Chris Wise.
Nigel Connolly becomes Head of Finance, replacing Mr Johnston’s role.
Says Wrights Group Chairman Mark Nodder. “I am naturally sorry to see him move on. He leaves the business in excellent shape, and I am confident that Nigel Connolly’s 20 years of experience in the company has prepared him well for the additional responsibility.”
Group MD Steven Francey says: “I would like to thank Ian Downie for the contribution that he made to Wrightbus during his two-year tenure.
“In a fast-paced business environment, it is important to continually reassess and refine our organisational structure so that we keep closely aligned with customer demands and market trends.
“In Sam McLaren and Damian McGarry we have two very safe and capable pairs of hands in guiding our sales and Customcare operations respectively. David Barnett is another long standing Wrightbus employee and, as a very talented and experienced engineer, he is ideally suited to take on the expanded business development role.”
David Barnett, whose 19-year career to date with Wrightbus and EN-Drive in engineering and product development has included overseeing the introduction of the StreetCar RTV in Las Vegas and the New Routemaster in London, has been appointed as Business Development Director. His new role will see him take the lead on all commercial aspects of the company’s growing clean technology product portfolio, as well as developing a number of potential opportunities in mainland Europe.
