Kerridge CS appoints new MD

16 February 2019


James Mitchell has joined Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) as managing director – UK and Ireland.

With a strong background in global business management as well as technical credentials in the software industry, Mr Mitchell’s recent roles include senior management positions within CDK, a global supplier of IT solutions for the automotive retail industry.

His appointment follows a period of strong growth at KCS, both organic and through acquisition, and will allow CEO Ian Bendelow to focus on the future growth strategy of the KCS group.

As managing director of KCS in the UK and Ireland, Mr Mitchell will report to Ian Bendelow – alongside the managing directors of the KCS businesses in North America, South Africa and the Netherlands.

“My strengths and recent experience are in running a business unit and focusing on change management and customer service,” said Mr Mitchell. “KCS is on a significant and exciting growth journey in the UK at the moment. A big plus for all our customers will be when our recent UK acquisitions are fully assimilated into one company – with one management team focusing on the UK and Ireland and one set of business processes backing up our product strategy. KCS will be able to offer greater scope to our products and more functionality and value to our customers’ solutions.”

James Mitchell is KCS’s managing director, UK and Ireland