Another senior appointment at DriveTech

30 April 2008

Rapidly expanding risk management specialist DriveTech (UK) plc has attracted yet another prominent member of staff from a direct competitor.

Suzanne Linturn joined the Berkshire-based company this week as Business Development Manager, having moved across from Peak Performance Limited after 13 years, where she ended up as Sales Director.

Suzanne will be responsible for managing and developing risk management programmes, comprising products within the new DriveTech fleetsafe brand, for customers within several defined business sectors.

“We are delighted to welcome aboard such an experienced and knowledgeable industry figure”, said DriveTech Managing Director Jim Kirkwood. “Suzanne will be a great asset to the team and her arrival once again demonstrates that DriveTech is the place to be in the driver risk management business.”

Suzanne Linturn’s appointment comes only three months after Steve Johnson left Drive & Survive to fill the role of Director of Communications and five months after Kelly Robertson switched from RoSPA to become DriveTech’s Account Development Manager.

DriveTech is expected to make other key senior appointments over the coming months, as the company enters a period of unprecedented growth.

Further information about DriveTech can be obtained from www.drivetech.co.uk

Editor's Notes

DriveTech (UK) plc is one of the UK’s leading providers of road risk management, driver assessment and education. We work both with organisations whose employees ‘drive for work’ and with members of the public, who are offered education as an alternative to prosecution by the police.

DriveTech’s vision is ‘working together to eliminate road death and serious injuries’ by providing the most effective and innovative solutions, using education and technology, to minimise risk for all road users.

DriveTech (UK) has won the Institute of Transport Management’s (ITM) ‘Fleet Award for Driver Training’ in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and the ‘European Driver Safety Specialist’ award in 2005. In September 2007, it was named the ITM’s ‘UK Driver Training Solutions Specialist’ for making ‘the most significant impact upon the Driver Training and Safety sector over the past decade’

In 2007, DriveTech (UK) won the South England and South Wales regional award of the Bank of Scotland Corporate ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ of up to £5m, interest-free funding and was runner-up in the national Grand Finale. In addition, the company was named runner-up in the 2007 Thames Valley ‘Business of the Year’ award.

For further information, members of the media should contact Steve Johnson on direct line +44 (0)1789 414700, mobile +44 (0) 7894 621134 or on steve.johnson@drivetech.co.uk