Auto-Trail gets new management - Practical Motorhome

Dave Thomas is stepping down as managing director of Auto-Trail next February, after seven years in the role and 28 years at the company.

His replacement at the Trigano Group subsidiary will be Shane Devoy, currently finance director. At the same time Scott Stephens will become commercial director and Steve Moverley will become technical director.

Shane, who has himself been with the Grimsby company for 24 years, said, “It has been a pleasure working with Dave for over 20 years. His eye for design detail has given us a great product portfolio and a solid foundation that the new management team can continue to build on.”

Dave, who is retiring after 30 years in the industry, said, “I couldn’t think of a more capable team to oversee the next stage of Auto-Trail’s journey.”

The change in management comes in the same year that Auto-Trail has turned 40. You can find out more about the brand – and the other makes out there – in our guide to the best motorhome manufacturers.

Auto-Trail are not the only company to have a change in management take place recently, with Swift announcing a shake-up of their leadership team in September.

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PeterBaber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.