Kevin Gaskell

Who is Kevin Gaskell?

Kevin Gaskell See kevingaskell.com. British. Born Macclesfield, England, 1958. Connah's Quay High School 1973-77. Undergraduate of the University of Bradford in Civil and Structural Engineering 1977-81; Scholarship MBA student at the Bradford University School of Management 1982-83. RM Douglas Construction Ltd, Civil Engineer, 1977-84. Dow Corning, Management Accountant, 1984-1987.

Joined Porsche GB Ltd in 1987, appointed Managing Director in 1992, aged 33. Over the next five years he was responsible for the turnaround of the UK business and the growth and the redevelopment of the Porsche marque. Converted a loss making business into the UK's most profitable car company. 1995-96 concurrently Managing Director of Lamborghini GB Ltd. In 1996 he took the position of Managing Director of BMW Ltd with responsibility for all UK operations. He led the business to three successive years of record growth. In 1999 BMW sales in the UK exceeded GBP1.5 billion.

In 1998 Gaskell was recognised as one of the top 40 managers under 40 in the United Kingdom.

He left BMW in 2000 to take up the position of European CEO of CarsDirect.