Executive Team

Sukhbir Kapoor was announced as the President and COO of GSF in November 2022. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the automotive aftermarket industry and is a highly respected leader in the sector, having held senior positions in Euro Car Parts, LKQ Europe, Tenneco and Digraph Transport.

Sukhbir has a degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Masters in Business Administration and has more than 30 years’ international parts aftermarket experience in Asia, Europe and the USA, working at senior levels in global manufacturing and distribution businesses. He also is widely recognised for his entrepreneurial approach as a change agent in the UK parts aftermarket industry.

Sally is a qualified chartered accountant with a vast range of experience in senior financial positions at organisations with a demanding customer base and supply chain.

She joined GSF in September 2019 from Westbridge Food Group, where she was Group Finance Director. Previous to this, Sally was Vice President and CFO responsible for Finance and IT for the International Division of Dawn Food Products. During her career, she has lived and worked in Hong Kong, Singapore and the Netherlands. She has vast experience in merger and acquisition activity and most recently led the successful trade sale of Westbridge Foods to the CP Pokphand Group.

Jo is an experienced HR professional with more than 20 years spent in the automotive industry.

She joined CES in 2001 and became HR Director for GSF in 2014. She has since managed the integration of thousands of employees from more than a dozen brands and Jo leads a team whose remit includes employee relations, compliance, communications, training, talent, payroll and more.

Paula has more than 22 years’ experience in the automotive industry, with a career spanning roles in OEMs and leading aftermarket suppliers in which she has been instrumental to product development, supply chains, integrations and leading purchasing groups.

Paula joined GSF in May 2019, having previously worked for LKQ Europe and at Euro Car Parts Group in the UK and Ireland as Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to this, she led the Quinton Hazell business in Europe and held various commercial and finance positions in Caterpillar and OEM Land Rover/Rover.

Mike joined GSF in June 2007 to develop a national corporate accounts programme for the group. He is a seasoned sales professional with a background in building teams and strategy for the UK and Europe.

Mike brings a wealth of experience from over 30 years working in senior management positions within the automotive industry, working for leading blue chip companies such as Crompton, SP tools, Tenneco Walker & Monroe, Axle Group, and Pregis corporation he is professionally trained and involved in sales channels to market on many key automotive product groups.

Nick is a commercially driven and results focused technology leader, with 20+ years’ experience in digital / IT leadership at Board and Executive Committee level, with significant experience in high volume retail, supply chain operations, and digital transformation programmes at a number of Private Equity and Privately Owned organisations.

He joined GSF in 2022 to manage the Technology team to define the appropriate business-focused technology vision, establish the digital strategy and deliver a roadmap to stabilise and transform the technology architecture in line with strategic business objectives.

Steve has been with the business since 2014 and has held several senior management positions in this time. He started his automotive aftermarket career on the shop floor in 2005 and has progressed through most branch network roles in both regional and national businesses during this time. He has a wealth of experience and proven track record in multi-site sales and operational leadership.