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Bumper, the digital payment platform for vehicle repairs, services, accessories and add-ons, has appointed Nick Squire as international sales and partnerships manager.
Bumper, which used to trade as Auto Service Finance was the winner of the Motor Trader Finance Product of the Year in 2020,
Squire joins from Snap-on Business Solutions where he was responsible for its European and global autoVHC programmes.
Prior to that he was operations director at BTC, having started his automotive career over 20 years ago as general sales manager at Ilkeston Co-op Motor Group.
“We’re delighted to welcome Nick Squire to our fast expanding team to spearhead Bumper’s ambitious growth plans across key European automotive retailing markets,” said Jack Allman, CCO and co-founder, Bumper.
“Nick brings a wealth of experience to this new position having worked in the UK and international dealer sectors, including many of the markets we are targeting.”
Squire will lead a seven-strong team rolling out Bumper’s recently launched services in Germany and Spain.
“I’m delighted to be joining Bumper at the beginning of its exciting international journey and introduce new dealer products into new markets,” said Squire.
“There is a huge opportunity to grow Bumper into Europe. Having worked extensively in Germany and Spain my initial focus will be to grow sales in these markets and build partnerships with key strategic partners, OEMs and dealer groups,” he said.