Nissan has confirmed the appointed of Mark Wheeler as its new Fleet Sales Director.

Mark joined Nissan as its National Corporate Sales Manager in October 2014, having spent 10 years at Motability Operations, latterly as Head of Manufacturer and Dealer Relations.  He will take over the Nissan Fleet Sales Director role from Michael Auliar who has been appointed as Regional Director with Nissan Europe.

Mark will have responsibilities for passenger car and LCV sale in Nissan’s corporate sales, public sector, contract hire and leasing and dealer fleet markets.Mark takes over at a high point for Nissan’s corporate sales team, who registered a record 63,358 passenger cars to fleet customers in 2014 – an increase of 13.6% on 2013.

Barry Besston, Corporate Sales Director at Nissan Motor (GB), commented: “Michael richly deserves his promotion after the outstanding contribution he has made to our success.I’m now delighted to be welcoming Mark to his new role and I am sure he will bring a fresh perspective, dynamism and enthusiasm that will help to drive us to greater success in 2015.”

Mark added: “I’m excited to be taking on this new role at a time of unprecedented growth for Nissan in the fleet sector.There are challenges ahead if we are to sustain the growth of recent years and consolidate our position but we have some very exciting plans for the future and I look forward to playing a part in delivering them.”