Michelin Connected Fleet appoints new sales director

Michelin Connected Fleet has appointed Maxime Dupuy to the new role of sales director for the UK and Ireland as part of plans to grow its share of larger fleet customers.

Dupuy has been promoted from national sales director for France after five years working for the fleet management services and solutions company. He previously held roles at the car rental and leasing business, SIXT.

The 35-year-old will lead Michelin Connected Fleet’s 30-strong sales and customer experience teams across the UK and Ireland, with a major focus on securing new business from blue-chip clients running HGV and LCV fleets.

He will be based at Michelin Connected Fleet’s London offices, reporting to Frédéric Nahon of Masternaut, Michelin’s telematics firm.

“It’s an exciting time for Michelin Connected Fleet. My aim is to help accelerate the company’s growth and reinforce its role as one of the fastest growing, and most innovative, fleet management businesses,” said Dupuy.

“To do that, we have to provide even higher standards of service by offering customers tailored fleet management tools and solutions to meet all their needs.

“One major focus is to grow Michelin Connected Fleet’s partnerships in the HGV market, while supporting continued growth in LCV fleets,” he added.

“The data analysis and insights we can deliver from our on-board telematics systems can be of huge benefit to companies operating larger truck fleets, as well as smaller hauliers and own-account operators.

“Everything we do is focused on streamlining our customer’s operational costs and efficiencies, optimising fleet utilisation, reducing carbon footprints, and making operations safer. And the bigger the fleet, the bigger the potential savings.”