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The RRG Group has announced the promotion of Katie Newton to the position of Group F&I Director with Marubeni Auto Investment (UK), the UK automotive arm of parent company The Marubeni Corporation.
Newton joined RRG Group in 2017 as group sales development manager. She has over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, including 16 years working for carmakers and independent finance houses.
Newton has helped drive The RRG Group’s F&I performance to achieve a record result in 2022.
In addition to her current role as head of digital strategy and transformation for The RRG Group, she will now also take on the responsibility of overseeing the wider Group’s F&I requirements, including compliance.
This new role will allow for a unified approach to be taken in this important area, providing consistency across the board.
Newton completed her MBA in 2019, and her final thesis explored customers’ propensity towards online retailing and the influence of dealer interaction.
Since her promotion to head of digital strategy and transformation in 2021, she has led the expansion of the Digital Response Team and helped deliver initiatives such as RRG Direct (online car retail) and iStore Docs.