Former Ford fleet boss, Kevin Griffin, has been appointed as the director of sales at the company following a senior management shake-up.

Griffin left the fleet department in early 2013 after nine years in charge to head up Ford’s commercial vehicle operation before moving up to the role of regional director of sales operations, Ford of Europe at the beginning of the year.

He is replacing Andy Barratt who was appointed as the firm’s UK managing director, who in turn replaced Mark Ovenden after his appointment as president of Ford Sollers, a joint venture between Ford and JSC Sollers in Russia.

The position change will be effective as of 1 August.