Debbie Fox has been appointed as the new Commercial Director at epyx, responsible for all commercial activities at the company and across the 1link family of platforms in the UK and internationally.

She replaces Tim Meadows, who has moved on within the FLEETCOR Technologies group of companies to become Managing Director at fleet and workshop software provider r2c Online.

During a 30-year career in the motor industry, Debbie was most recently Chief Commercial Officer at Click Dealer, while she has also held positions at Athoris, OEConnection, EMaC, KeeResources, JATO Dynamics, CAP Motor Research, Premier Finance, Inchcape Financial Services and Lombard Business Finance.

She said: “epyx has an enviable reputation among fleets and dealers for leading the way in innovative technology that delivers real world results, and I’m very pleased to be joining the company.

“We’re clearly at a moment in time when nearly every part of the motor industry is facing a very high degree of uncertainty and change. The challenge for companies like epyx is to develop new and existing solutions that meet the needs of these new conditions.

“I’m looking forward to getting to know the team here and our customer base over the next few weeks, listening to the issues that they are now facing and working to create relevant answers.”

Aditya Varadpande, Managing Director at epyx, said: “I am very pleased to welcome Debbie to the senior leadership team at epyx. She has an excellent track record in the industry and I am sure that she will quickly make a positive impact on the business.”