Mazda Motors have announced the appointment of Steve Jelliss as Director Market Support for Ireland. Having previously had the roles of Aftersales Director and Fleet Director in Mazda Motors UK, Jelliss is taking up responsibility for all aspects of Mazda affairs in Ireland with immediate effect.

“Mazda is committed to re-energising the business in Ireland. The strength of the Mazda brand, reputation for building extremely high-quality cars and a professional Dealer Network, provides us with a solid platform for future growth,” comments Steve Jelliss.  

 “Working with the existing team in Mazda Ireland, our priorities include capitalising on our existing product strengths, optimising both sales and profits for the Dealer network.

We look forward to fully exploiting the opportunities which will be presented by the introduction of our SKYACTIV technology platform, commencing shortly with the launch of the exciting new Mazda CX-5.”

Before joining Mazda as CRM manager, the 56-year old Jelliss had worked at Ford (in the UK and Germany), Wunderman Europe (part of WPP), and a UK telemarketing company.  Steve describes his hobbies as keeping fit for triathlons and playing golf.