2nd October 2024
City Auction Group has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Lee Connor as the new Head of Business Development with immediate effect.
Lee has over 20 years experience in the vehicle remarketing sector having worked initially as an auction trainee moving onto fleet corporate and field sales positions and more recently as branch Auction Manager and Auctioneer. Lee was responsible for the corporate accounts at the centre together with business development in Northern Ireland, primarily whilst promoting and developing the corporate fleet client relationships across the UK.
In this new role as Head of Business Development, Lee will be further enhancing City Auction Group’s already extensive client portfolio with key partnerships across all services to include PurpleRock together with focusing on the further development of current relationships through effective and personalised customer management across the group.
Lee commented ‘I’m really excited about the journey. City Auction Group has seen exponential growth in recent times and working alongside a robust and experienced team led by our visionary CEO, I will help drive assist further advancement of our services to both current and prospective customers. There are exciting times ahead for the business. As an auctioneer, I'm really looking forward to stepping into the purple lane, gavel in hand to auction some quality stock on behalf of our many partners. There's nothing quite like the buzz of conducting a live auction.’
Michael Tomalin CEO stated ‘I am delighted that Lee has decided to join the group as he brings a wealth of remarketing experience, managing major corporate clients in his previous roles. I was fortunate to train Lee as a young lad, aged 18 early on in my career and we have stayed in contact ever since. Lee will work closely with me across the Group and will be based at Belfast HQ to develop new business opportunities at City Auction Group and PurpleRock.’