Stellantis announces death of Mark Pickles

Stellantis has announced its parts and service director, Mark Pickles, has sadly passed away.

His career had begun in retail, spending five years at Hartwell, latterly as a dealership aftersales manager, before joining Groupe PSA in 2000 as area aftersales manager. 

His career included stints as managing director of Free2Move, parts and service director for Peugeot and group aftersales operations director, when the Groupe PSA brands consolidated their aftersales functions. 

He became parts and service director for Stellantis in 2021.

Maria Grazia Davino, group managing director, said: “Mark’s role in the company was far beyond his functional responsibilities. 

“With such a wide experience, he brought a broader perspective to the business and to the wider industry and was held in high esteem by me and his colleagues, both within the company and his peers outside. 

“He was a strong advocate of fostering new talent and was extremely generous with his time and experience to mentor new colleagues.”

She concluded: “His passing leaves a great gap in the hearts and minds of all of us here in Stellantis. 

“All in the company send their deepest sympathies to his wife and his family at this extremely sad time.”