{"id":32485,"date":"2026-10-13T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/?p=32485"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:50:53","slug":"roe-new-sales-director-for-lkq-bodyshop-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/roe-new-sales-director-for-lkq-bodyshop-division\/32485","title":{"rendered":"Roe new sales director for LKQ bodyshop division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LKQ UK and Ireland\u2019s bodyshop division is continuing to bolster its leadership team with the internal appointment of Chris Roe as sales director.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Roe, who has worked in the automotive aftermarket since 2011 and joined LKQ\u2019s bodyshop division in 2014, has progressed from regional sales manager to head of key accounts and, most recently, led the strategic accounts team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32487\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1661329876608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1661329876608.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1661329876608-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1661329876608-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1661329876608-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1661329876608-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Roe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his new role as sales director, Roe will lead teams focused on engaging, supporting and partnering with customers across the vehicle refinish industry.<\/p>\n<p>Roe said: \u201cWe have fantastic people in LKQ. Many colleagues from the distribution businesses acquired by LKQ have developed in new or bigger roles over the last 12 years, as we have continued to positively invest in recruitment, training and apprenticeships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to lead teams that engage, support and partner with customers across the diverse industry that is vehicle refinish. There are many challenges facing this industry and together with our colleagues across the wider LKQ businesses, I am confident we can support the fastest period of transformation in accident repair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chris O\u2019Rourke, managing director, LKQ specialist business, said: \u201cChris\u2019s appointment demonstrates the strength of talent we have within LKQ and, importantly, our ability to provide opportunities for our people to develop and progress their careers within the business. I\u2019m looking forward to working with Chris as we continue to build on the momentum and growth we have achieved across our bodyshop division.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LKQ UK and Ireland\u2019s bodyshop division is continuing to bolster its leadership team with the internal appointment of Chris Roe as sales director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2077,"featured_media":32487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[403,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irish-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Roe new sales director for LKQ bodyshop division - Bodyshop.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/roe-new-sales-director-for-lkq-bodyshop-division\/32485\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Roe new sales director for LKQ bodyshop division - 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