24 February 2010
Domestic & General, the leading provider of warranty services, has appointed Michael Cacciatore as Country Manager for Italy and France to complete the new management team driving its successful expansion into key European markets.
In addition to its main UK operations, Domestic & General operates in ten international markets, and has offices in Germany, France, Spain and Australia. International sales currently comprise of 22% of the group's total sales and these appointments will help further develop business in these countries.
Michael joins from BenQ Italy where he was International Business Development Manager for Southern Europe, and Country Manager for BenQ France. He has held a number of strategic consultancy roles, including at Andersen Consulting, Acer Italy and Fujitsu Siemans.
Michael will be working alongside Carlos Bermudez, who joins as Country Manager for Germany. Originally from Venezuela, he holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia and was previously Managing Director for Panasonic in Spain. He has also held senior executive positions at Procter & Gamble across Europe and the US.
Fernando Vinuales Colomina becomes Country Manager in Spain after progressing through a number of management roles within the company, and Tracy Naughton has been appointed to manage the growing Australian operations. She was most recently Chief Operating Officer of Domestic & General's contact centre business.
Ken Wilson, Managing Director of Domestic & General said, "We are delighted to welcome Michael to our company, and are confident that his significant experience and commercial success will help us to build on our tremendous success to date. He joins an extremely strong international team, and we are looking to the future with great confidence".
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Notes For Editors:
1. For more information, please contact Michael Rosen, Press & PR Manager, on 020 8879 8767 or 07595 550897 or michael.rosen@domesticandgeneral.com
2. Domestic & General provides warranty services and comprehensive product protection for more than nine million customers.
For over sixty years we have been looking after people when things go wrong. Our primary focus is on providing breakdown protection for consumer electronics and domestic electrical products. Together with our manufacturing, retail and financial partners, we provide warranty services for over 150 big-name brands and point of sale repair plans for over 1,000 high street retailers. We manage the whole warranty proposition, including customer mailing, contact centres, repair networks, in-house administration and claims handling.
We operate across a number of different international markets, with offices in Australia, Germany, Spain and France. For more information, visit www.domesticandgeneral.com