Judy Ward appointed automotive business development director at The Warranty Group

Her role at The Warranty Group, the global provider of warranty solutions and underwriting services, will be to work with manufacturers and dealer groups to deliver innovative warranty products and services for new and used vehicles.

She will work with manufacturers and dealer groups to deliver innovative warranty products and services for new and used vehicles.

Ward has extensive experience in the motor industry, having spent nine years as account development director at Paragon Automotive, where she also held roles in customer marketing and motivational programmes.

Judy Ward said: “I’m very excited about the potential for growth that exists here at The Warranty Group in the manufacturer and dealer sector.

“My aim is to develop strategic partnerships with these businesses to ensure their ongoing growth and profitability through meeting the needs of the end user.”

Ian Simpson, automotive managing director at The Warranty Group, added: “We are very pleased to welcome Judy to the team and are looking forward to working with her to build on our current, rapid speed of growth.”

In her spare time, Judy enjoys skiing and riding.

The Warranty Group is one of the world’s premier providers of warranty solutions and related benefits, serving more than 50 countries.

With Virginia Surety Company and London General Insurance Company as its wholly-owned insurance companies, The Warranty Group is a single-source solution that provides underwriting, claims administration, and marketing expertise to many of the world’s leading manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer goods including automobiles, homes, consumer appliances, electronics, and furniture, as well as specialty insurance products and services for financial institutions