AkzoNobel announces new appointments

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Australia has appointed two new staff. Aaron Pyne taking on the role of distributor development manager and John Lauder as national technical instructor.

Pyne will be responsible for the support and development of AkzoNobel’s Australian distributor network.
He will be working closely with AkzoNobel’s current distributors to build a strong alignment between the goals of the company’s key business partners and AkzoNobel.

Pyne will also be involved in identifying areas of opportunity to further strengthen AkzoNobel’s presence in key geographical areas.

“Aaron joins us with extensive experience in mentoring and improving business performance in high profile and market leading business, including the automotive industry,” AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Australia, marketing and business development manager, Stephen Read, said.

“He poses a background in sales, franchise networks and operations.

“He has worked across a range of organisations, where building strong partnerships and adding value to B2B relationships is critical to shared success.”

John Lauder has extensive experience in customer training, technical support and body shop layout and has more than 10 years experience with VOC-compliant product ranges.

Having worked all around the world, Lauder’s most recent roles include technical training representative in the UK followed by senior technical consultant in Dubai.

“He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the collision repair industry and has spent many years developing and implementing training programs for bodyshop technicians,” AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Australia technical services manager Marc Vellekoop said.

“At AkzoNobel, John’s responsibility lies with the coordination and implementation of all technical and product training activities.

“His expertise contributes to AkzoNobel’s ongoing goal to further improve and develop customer knowledge and experience through its training courses.”