Martin Gray Email & Phone Number

Henley-On-Thames, Gb

Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Gb

Sutton Coldfield , Gb

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading motor factor businesses with over 200 branches nationwide supplying thousands of automotive trade and retail customers with original equipment quality parts through unrivalled levels of customer service. We’re ambitious, always striving to move forward and to offer our customers everything they need to do the same. Our business is about getting the right parts, at the right time, and for that we need the right people. We have lots of talented Team Members who have worked their way through multiple roles and progressed their careers with us, and we are committed to supporting those just starting out with us to do the same by constantly developing the opportunities available to everyone. We strive to promote from within and offer professionally accredited qualifications alongside flexible on-the-job learning to support this.

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Gb

Market-leading SaaS, ‘AI' video-telematics. Interim role, reporting directly into Kevin Spencer, Founder/CEO of the Markerstudy Group. Led the integration of the VisionTrack European & USA businesses.

Lakeland, Florida, Us

USA's largest independent automotive tool & garage equipment network. Reporting directly into Tim Kolbus, Global CEO, we overcame the pandemic and global supply chain challenges while increasing sales 25% (t/o $600m) and EBITDA 13%. Reversed 4 years of declining P&L trends. Integrated all 4 UK acquisitions.

Dordon, Tamworth, Gb

Reporting directly into Founder/Chairman Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, we delivered highly profitable, UK revenue growth from £172m in 2008, to £1.2bn in 2019. Trebled branch network to over 300. In October 2011, Sukhpal sold Euro Car Parts to LKQ Corp for $350 million, with a supplementary $70 million achieved in 2013. Sukhpal remained as Executive Chairman until we left the business together in 2019.

Dordon, Tamworth, Gb

Personally recruited all ‘CXO’, ‘Director’ & ‘Head of’ hires. Built & led in-house HR, talent acquisition & research capability, directly sourcing for all roles; growing FTE from 2.5k to 11.5k, without using external agencies.

Greenwich, Ct, Us

Gb

Caudwell Group was the fastest growing company in UK corporate history. Reported directly into John Caudwell until business sale to Providence Equity for $2.8 billion in 2006. Created, built & led, pioneering, in-house talent acquisition, performance management & research capability, driving organic headcount growth from FTE 1,000 to 14,000, without using external agencies. Grew Phones 4u from a midsized retailer, with just 60 stores, to an industry heavyweight, with over 400 stores at the beginning of 2007.

London, Greater London, Gb