Francis Bleasdale has joined BCA as Business Development Director, OEM with responsibilities for a number of key manufacturer customers including BMW and Toyota, amongst others.
He joins BCA following five years in senior roles with Fiat-Chrysler Automobile, including the past year spent in Fiat-Chrysler’s Turin headquarters working in international sales operations and four years with responsibilities as the UK Fleet & Remarketing Director.
Prior to this, Bleasdale spent nine years at Nissan in a number of key roles including UK LCV Sales & Marketing Director and Head of Fleet & Used Cars (Europe).
He commented “I am delighted to be joining BCA as the market leader providing integrated solutions for both physical and digital services to the automotive industry. BCA is uniquely placed to deliver a comprehensive range of linked services to OEM’s, through the combined infrastructure of portside operations, regional de-fleet facilities, vehicle logistics and preparation centres and a suite of remarketing channels, including physical, hybrid and digital exchanges.”