Tim Tozer has been appointed to the position of chairman and managing director of Vauxhall Motors and CEO Opel Ireland.

Tozer formerly led Mazda in the UK and Mitsubishi in Europe. He joins from Autobinck, the Dutch based importer and retailer which operates in central Europe and the emergent East European markets.

He takes up the position at the end of February replacing Duncan Aldred who was last week appointed to the position of US vice president of Buick-GMC sales, service and marketing in Detroit. “Tim brings a wealth of motor industry experience to the Opel/Vauxhall organisation, a strong understanding of the sales and marketing functions and a wide knowledge of both operational and strategic aspects of the business,” said Karl-Thomas Neumann, to executive vice president of Opel/Vauxhall and president of GM Europe. Tozer will also represent Vauxhall on the Opel/Vauxhall Leadership Board in Germany.