SCANIA (Great Britain) Ltd has announced the appointment of James Armstrong as its new managing director officially taking up this post on 1 July 2021. James will succeed Martin Hay who leaves the business at the end of June.
James has long experience in working for Scania and is currently managing director of Scania CER (Central Europe Region), based in Prague, he oversees operations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Prior to this he was managing director for Scania in South East Asia, based in Kuala Lumpar. Before this role, James was services director for Scania (Great Britain) Ltd.
James said: “I am pleased to be coming back to the UK, one of the largest Scania operations. I look forward to connecting with former colleagues and observing how the business has continued to transform.”
