A NEW sales director has been appointed at a Southampton car dealership after starting his career as a car cleaner at the age of 15.

Chris Healy joined Freeborn Citroen as its sales manager at its Britannia Road branch in 2009 and now has responsibility for overall sales performance across the group’s four dealerships.

He began his career in Romsey and was driving parts for delivery vans as soon as he was old enough during school and university holidays. After studying business law, he returned to the motor trade gaining experience in parts, service, and warranty before moving to sales and his first managerial role by the time he was 25.

Chris said: “I’m fortunate that I’ve developed a very broad view of how a dealership should work and, of course, I love cars.”

Freeborn Group managing director Andy Jones said his promotion to the board rewards his hard work and analytical thinking.