Maserati has appointed a new national sales manager who will get to oversee the expected boost the brand will receive over the next year as it rolls out its first SUV – the Levante.
Brent Jewell has been appointed to the role for Australia and New Zealand.
“The role of national sales manager will be central to our growth in 2017 because it provides an essential bridge and point of contact for dealers and customers with Maserati,” explains Glen Sealey, chief operating officer of Maserati Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
“A key element of the Maserati experience is its highly personal and exclusive approach and this means Maserati clients expect a personal contact with Maserati, should the need arise, and this role provides that point of contact,” Sealey explains. “Equally the coming months will see a dramatic change for Maserati dealers in the scale of their business and this must be achieved while maintaining – and even extending – the exclusive, personal Maserati ownership experience.”
“The national sales manager will play a critical role in guiding the dealers through this period and enabling them to fully realize their business goals as well as exceeding customer expectations of the Maserati ownership experience.”
“Brent has demonstrated that he has the skills to work with clients and meet their expectations, to motivate and guide automotive dealers and their staff and the ability to work closely with the factory on behalf of clients and dealers,” says Mr Sealey. “He has worked with a wide range of customers, along some very different car companies, as well as dealers across Australia and this has provided him with the ideal expertise to play this key role in the next step of Maserati’s Australian and New Zealand history.”
Jewell’s most recent role at Ateco Automotive Ltd was as national sales and marketing manager for SsangYong in Australia, a dual role that he began in 2013.
Jewell has also lent his skills to the ‘Special Projects’ team at Ateco which works on new business opportunities. This has provided him with numerous opportunities to work with a wide range of OEMs looking to enter or expand within the Australasian market.
His dealer management skills were honed between 2003 and 2009 working in area, state and regional manager roles for a range of Ateco’s European, Korean and Chinese brands in all the Australian states. He has also worked in automotive retail for Subaru in Victoria.
“Working for an automotive legend is, of course, a career highlight,” says Jewell, “but to be chosen to join Maserati at such a critical point in its 102 year history and to be part of the team launching the model that will secure the company for its next 100 years is little short of an honor.
“The next 12 months will bring together all the skills and knowledge I have learnt over the past 17 years to ensure a smooth and successful launch of the Levante and the growth of both Maserati’s sales and its legendary status. It is challenge that I am delighted to accept and one which I am sure I will relish every moment.”
Brent Jewell (36) is married with one child and he will be based at Maserati Australia and New Zealand’s Sydney headquarters in Waterloo.
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