John Lawrence appointed managing director of CLM

He was most recently managing director at Zeta Automotive, a leading supplier of engine management systems that deliver fuel savings, reduced CO2 emissions and safety improvements in the coach and bus arena.

Prior to that, he was managing director at Trackstar, part of the Trafficmaster Group, and he has also held director-level roles at the RAC and Hyundai.

Newport Pagnell-based CLM manages more than 15,000 vehicles on behalf of UK corporate clients and is part of Maxxia Group.

Lawrence said: “We see CLM developing as a more technologically focused business and have exciting plans to develop the company, levering the scale of the wider Maxxia Group.

“We currently have about 15,000 vehicles under management but I see no reason why we cannot take that volume forward significantly over the next couple of years.

“We will be looking at expanding our range of fleet-related services and we will see more investment in technology to help us achieve that.”

Lawrence said that amongst the areas of focus would be managing logistics for customers, the SME market and enhanced support for driver services.