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Dale Wyatt, director of automobile at Suzuki GB, is to take early retirement from the company taking effect from March 2025.
In a statement Suzuki said Wyatt has decided the time is right for him to step down from his role to concentrate on his health and wellbeing.
It will also enable him to consider potential future business interests advising within the automotive industry.
Wyatt will continue to direct the Automobile Division until January when he will succeeded by David Kateley, who has been with the brand for 20 years.
Kateley currently leads the automobile sales operations division and has worked alongside Wyatt since 2014.
He first joined the company in 2003 in a business development role with Suzuki Financial Services.
He moved to a regional sales manager position for the South of England in 2007 before promotion to his current role as general manager in 2014.
Takanori Suzuki, managing director Suzuki GB, said: “Dale Wyatt has been hugely instrumental in leading our brands progress and success in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
“To say he has made an outstanding contribution to the company during this time is a major understatement and on behalf of Suzuki I would like to sincerely thank him.”
Wyatt said “It is never easy to step back from a job and company that you love. I have had a wonderful career at Suzuki, and I will be enthusiastically leading the automobile division until the end of this year.
“I am equally enthusiastic about supporting David Kateley in quarter 1 2025 as he picks up the reins from January 2025.”
Click here to see MT’s cover story on Dale Wyatt from 2014