Volkswagen UK has announced the appointment of Simon Lynch as its new head of fleet sales. Lynch will take up his new position on 8 December, moving from his current role as head of aftersales retailer operations at Volkswagen Group UK. His appointment is said to follow a series of moves in the Volkswagen UK team announced earlier this month, which saw Kevin Rendell taking on responsibility for network sales, and Owen Shepherd becoming head of product and planning. Lynch, who has worked for Volkswagen Group UK since 2006, said: “I’m looking forward to returning to the Volkswagen brand and heading up the fleet sales team. “Volkswagen has a fantastic team and I’m delighted to be playing my part in developing the UK’s best-selling brand.”Volkswagen UK director Rod McLeod said: “I am pleased to welcome Simon to the Volkswagen UK team and to complete my leadership team reshuffle.