Colewood appoints ex-Kwik Fit finance director

In mid-July Colewood Automotive named Chris Higgins as its new finance director. Having been appointed to the role in June, Higgins will now work with the board to “manage and control the companies within the group to ensure financial and regulatory requirements are fulfilled”. Chris Higgins’ career spans over 20 years and includes 12 years as finance director for Kwik-Fit Fleet.

Commenting on his move to Colewood Automotive, Higgins said: “I like the automotive industry and particularly the tyre sector and welcomed the opportunity to join a fast-growing, dynamic company”.

Having started his career training as a Chartered Accountant in London, specialising in SMEs where he qualified and continued to work as a manager for several years, as part of the executive management team at Kwik-Fit Fleet, Higgins helped oversee turnover growth from circa £100 million to £240 million between 2000 and 2012 and was also responsible for the introduction of the point of sale automated authorisation for fleet tyre transactions.

Travis Coleman, Colewood Automotive group CEO, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Chris to Colewood Automotive and we are excited to see what his considerable experience in our sector can bring once it is focused on developing up our automotive offerings”.