{"id":34613,"date":"2025-10-16T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/?p=34613"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:08:41","slug":"fai-automotive-names-new-head-of-product-and-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/index.php\/fai-automotive-names-new-head-of-product-and-marketing\/34613","title":{"rendered":"FAI Automotive names new head of product and marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FAI Automotive has announced the promotion of Peter Garrett to head of product and marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Garett first joined FAI 20 years ago in the product development team, before moving into various communications roles, where he helped build the company\u2019s profile across the aftermarket.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76467\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pete.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"591\" class=\" wp-image-76467\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Garrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his new role, Garett will oversee the continued expansion of FAI\u2019s product portfolio, while also strengthening the company\u2019s marketing strategy to support customers across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Garett commented: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to step into this new role. 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