Peadar Walsh

GLOBAL automotive business data and intelligence provider, JATO Dynamics, has appointed Peadar Walsh as the company’s new regional business manager for Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Walsh has worked within the Australian automotive industry for the past eight years, most recently at GM Holden where he was general manager of dealer operations in the southern region.

Mr Walsh has extensive experience in the vehicle finance sector. He joined Holden to establish Holden Financial Services and prior to that he worked as a regional manager with Volkswagen Financial Services.

He has more than 15 years’ experience in Europe working in many facets of the industry including floorplan finance, at a national sales company and in retail operations.

Commenting on the appointment, Adam Embleton, Regional President – Asia Pac and Latin America at JATO said Mr Walsh was “an indication of JATO’s commitment to the Australian and New Zealand region and lays the foundations for future growth across the broader automotive sector, including OEMs, finance and leasing, FMOs, insurance, retail and web portals”.

“This combined with significant investment in product innovation at JATO, ensures we continue to provide our customers with unrivaled automotive business intelligence and sets JATO up for future success in Australia and New Zealand.”

Mr Walsh said: “I am delighted to be joining JATO and to be working with this exceptional team. JATO Dynamics has been a leader in the global automotive intelligence area for years and I join at an incredibly exciting time, as the business continues to develop and transform around the world. I look forward to sharing my experience and contributing to the future growth of the Australia/New Zealand region.”

By John Mellor