Torsten succeeds Chris Sharp who is taking up the position of General Manager MAN Sales & Support at MAN Truck & Bus in Australia.
Torsten joined MAN Truck & Bus in Munich in 2010 as a Sales Trainee, and took over the position as Head of Strategy and Business Development for MAN TopUsed in 2011. From 2014 until 2018, Torsten worked in Berlin and took over the operative responsibility for three TopUsed Centers as Head of Sales Used Region East. In 2018, Torsten moved back to Munich as Head of Used Truck responsible for the worldwide development of the Used truck business within MAN Truck & Bus SE.
Stefan Thyssen, Managing Director of MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd, said; “We are thrilled to have appointed Torsten into the position of Director of MAN TopUsed here in the UK. With over a decades experience of the MAN TopUsed function, together with his knowledge of the commercial vehicle industry, he will continue to prove a huge asset to the company.
“Torsten’s background within MAN TopUsed means he is uniquely qualified to take on this responsibility and we all wish him well in his new role.” concluded Stefan.
Torsten commented: “I’m delighted to be given the opportunity to further progress my career within the MAN Truck & Bus brand, now here in the UK.
“As a full range commercial vehicle manufacturer, our MAN TopUsed vehicles, from the 3.0 tonne TGE Vans to 250 tonne Heavy Haulage tractors, offer customers a compelling, efficient and highly cost-effective vehicle choice. MAN TopUsed vehicles can be purchased with individual servicing arrangements, such as worldwide MAN TopUsed warranty, individual maintenance contracts, and customer tailored finance offers. All designed to suit the individual operators’ businesses.”
Torsten continued, “Our customers can search online 24/7 on our MAN TopUsed Website www.man-topused.co.uk and scroll through all our available, high quality used trucks and used vans. All vehicles undergo extensive checks before being offered as a MAN TopUsed vehicle, and our professional sales team is highly motivated to offer an outstanding and unsurpassed level of focused customer service. For example, customers can demand a vehicle specific video online, which is individually tailored to their enquiry. It will be sent out via a streaming link, and can be watched on any device comfortably from the customer´s current location”.
“I´m very much looking forward to working with my team and further extending our offer of high-quality used MAN Trucks and convincing service offers. And I’d like to thank the MAN TopUsed Team in the Headquarter in Munich for their hard work, dedication and commitment within the last five years”, concluded Torsten.
Torsten will take up his new position with immediate effect.