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Key People

Paul Hendy, Chief Executive

Paul took the reins as Chief Executive in 2002, aged 35. Paul is the fifth generation of Hendy to lead the business.

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Duncan McPhee, Chief Operating Officer

Duncan McPhee recently joined Hendy to make the family-owned car retailer even more local.

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Rebecca Hendy, Chairperson, Hendy Foundation

Rebecca chairs Hendy Foundation, dedicated to supporting local projects, people and charities across the South Coast.

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Mark Busby, Director, Commercial Operations

Mark joined Hendy by acquisition. As with so many employees of firms acquired by Hendy, Mark stayed and prospered.

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Sarah Martyn, Director, People and Organisational Development

Sarah Martyn looks to attract and retain the very best talent to Hendy and ensure they each have fulfilling careers.

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Paul Murrells, Regional Operations Director

The Hendy Group has grown spectacularly over the past few decades, mostly by acquisition. One of those acquisitions was the Lifestyle Motor Group in 2016. And with Lifestyle came its Group Sales Director, Paul Murrells.

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David Cooper, Regional Operations Director, Central

David Cooper is dedicated to making Hendy’s operations on the central South Coast more local. He oversees the dealers in his area, which includes Southampton, Portsmouth, Chichester and Fareham.

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John Stone, Regional Operations Director, West

John started his career at Hendy, and is now back, running the family-owned company’s western operations. He covers the area from Southampton, west to Poole in Dorset, including large conurbations such as Salisbury and Bournemouth.

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Pete Walker, Aftersales Director

Like many Hendy colleagues, Pete Walker was acquired. The Hendy Group is a fast-growing business and has expanded rapidly.

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John Hendy, Director of Property and IT

Cousin of Chief Executive Paul and the group’s Director of Property and IT, John is an automotive engineer. He studied at Loughborough University, before joining Hendy in 1994.

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Kirsty Bennett, Group Financial Controller

Like so many Hendy colleagues, Kirsty is from England’s South Coast. Hendy, after all, is a local South Coast company, and proud of it.

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