Peter Voorhoeve has been appointed vice president Asia Oceania sales region’ (managing director) at Volvo Group Australia – a role that will see him overseeing New Zealand among a number of markets.
He succeeds Arne Knaben who has already left Australia to become the managing director for Volvo Trucks in the UK and Ireland.
Voorhoeve will be be based in Volvo’s headquarters in Brisbane and report to Christophe Martin, Volvo’s senior vice president Asia Oceania sales.
The role includes responsibility for the Volvo Group trucks business in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
The job also entails responsibility of managing the Volvo Group’s brands in all of these markets, including Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, UD Trucks and Renault Trucks.
Volvo says Voorhoeve comes from a strong international and multi-brand background from various senior management positions within different areas of the Volvo Group, including TSMJV APAC, Volvo Parts and Volvo Action Service.
Voorhoeve will take up his new position in November 2013.
