Automotive Holdings Group (AHG) has promoted senior business development manager Adam Irving to the role of chief financial officer.
AHG managing director John McConnell says Irving is an “outstanding candidate” and has played a “major role” in business development since joining the company in 2010.
Irving has experience in overseas equity and capital markets, including roles in London and Europe as an associate director with Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance and as an executive director with GE Commercial Finance.
He worked with Westpac’s institutional banking division in Perth prior to joining AHG.
In a separate appointment, Jo Cairns will join AHG as chief human resources officer on August 13.
Cairns replaces Martin Wandmaker who announced his intention to step down from the role last month.
Cairns’ background includes director of customer service and operations at O’Brien Glass and previous human resource roles at KAZ Technology, Raytheon Australia, Boeing Australia and BHP.
AHG is an ASX-listed company with automotive retailing and logistics operations throughout Australian and New Zealand. It’s Australia’s largest automotive retailer.
Its logistics businesses operate via subsidiaries Rand Transport, Harris Refrigerated Transport, Scott’s Refrigerated Freightways.
Other operations include JAT Refrigerated Road Services, AMCAP (motor parts and industrial supplies distribution), VSE (vehicle storage and engineering), Genuine Truck Bodies (body building services to the truck industry), and KTM Sportmotorcycles and HQVA (KTM and Husqvarna motorcycle importation and distribution in Australia and New Zealand).
