LKQ Leisure & Marine announces new leadership and expanded focus on specialist excellence

LKQ Leisure & Marine has announced the appointment of Andy Taylor as Sales Director whilst Bob Wiffen, Business Director will be retiring at the end of the year after many years of dedicated service to LKQ UK & Ireland.

Andy’s appointment comes as the group establishes a new division for its specialist businesses, bringing together LKQ Leisure & Marine, LKQ Digraph and LKQ Bodyshop under a unified specialist channel leadership structure.

In the new structure, Andy will report into Chris O’Rourke, who takes on a newly created role as Managing Director of Specialist Channels. Chris has served as Managing Director of LKQ Bodyshop since 2023, and prior to that spent 3 years as Commercial Director for LKQ Euro Car Parts.

Andy joins the Leisure & Marine business from LKQ Euro Car Parts, where he has held the position of Regional Manager for 8 years.

Both Chris and Andy bring significant experience in commercial leadership, shaping culture, engaging teams and driving sustainable growth, complementing the specialist sector expertise embedded across the LKQ Leisure & Marine portfolio – home to LKQ Nova Leisure, LKQ Arleigh, LKQ Aquafax, ASAP Supplies, and Midland Chandlers.

Andy Taylor commented: “I’m proud to be joining LKQ Leisure & Marine as it enters the next chapter in its journey. This is a business built on decades of experience, long-standing customer relationships and the backing of LKQ. We have a unique opportunity within the sector to combine our colleagues’ specialist Leisure & Marine expertise with the scale, capability and logistics of the wider LKQ UK & Ireland group, to ensure our trade and end-user customers continue to receive the products, advice and support they need to succeed.”

Chris O’Rourke added: “There is incredible knowledge and passion within our Leisure & Marine business, and with a new leadership structure in place I’m confident we can harness that to help both colleagues and customers achieve their full potential. My role is to work with Andy – and the Sales Directors within our other specialist businesses – to provide clear leadership and direction, creating the right culture for teams to thrive, and consistently delivering for our valued customers.”