Meet the new faces at Porsche Centre Brighton

Since commencing her role in service reception at Porsche Centre Brighton earlier in the year, Annabelle is revelling in the position to work with her dream cars. ‘Moving over from the fashion industry, the role is quite a contrast,’ says Annabelle. ‘I’m learning about the industry, and all about each Porsche model, as well as all the detail in servicing each vehicle.

'As I live around the corner, I’d often thought about how good it would be to have a job here. We have great customers and I love looking after them.’ •

Demetrius Johnstone – Service Advisor

Demetrius joined the Porsche Centre Brighton team after 15 years working with Mercedes Benz. ‘I started my apprenticeship at Mercedes in 2007. I enjoyed the journey, but always had my eye on Porsche as the ultimate goal. Luckily the opportunity has come along,” Demetrius said. ‘Starting here was great as there are many familiar faces, from fellow Service Advisors, Parts Interpreters and many of the Technicians in the workshop.’ Demetrius loves Porsche’s focus, quality and as a consequence, the customers; ‘Porsche customers are very passionate about their cars. They understand what is behind the work to keep their Porsche running at its best. They are a joy to work with,’ Demetrius enthuses. •

Lynne Lineker – Concierge

Lynne has been working at Porsche Centre Brighton since February 2021. ‘I’m employed as the Saturday Concierge welcoming all customers on their arrival, and also supporting the sales staff as required,’ she says. ‘As well as assisting in service reception, I’m the go-to person for a variety of tasks at the dealership including general administration tasks for the team, marketing, and anything else that needs doing. As someone who loves learning and keeping busy (as well as working amongst all these beautiful cars), the position’s perfect for me!’ •

Paul Iacono – Service Advisor

Paul started his career as an apprentice technician in 1999 with BMW, where he progressed through the ranks to a diagnostic technician. Paul then ran the pre-delivery department, before moving into service advising. One of Paul’s customers then recruited him into healthcare, with a national role in customer service and quality assurance. Paul spent seven years in the healthcare industry. The lure of automotive saw Paul move into a role with MercedesBenz, looking after AMG and other high-end performance vehicles.

For Paul, a move to Porsche Centre Brighton was an obvious move. Paul worked with many of the technicians previously. There are also many familiar faces in the management and sales teams from Paul’s start at BMW.

The brand and vehicles have huge appeal for Paul. ‘The cars are incredible, the brand is iconic,’ Paul enthuses. ‘The customers are passionate enthusiasts and have a relaxed and collaborative approach in trusting us to look after their cars.’

Paul is looking forward to an exciting new chapter and to driving more Porsches. ‘So far the Taycan is my favourite; I am really looking forward to driving a 911’. •

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Congratulations to our newly qualified technician

Andrew Kennedy

- a dedicated apprentice

After completing his auto apprenticeship at Porsche, Andrew Kennedy is newly qualified as a Porsche Centre Brighton technician. We congratulate him on this superb achievement.

Andrew started at Porsche as a school-based apprentice in 2015, which he studied one day a week as a VCAL student in Year 11 and 12. He then began his full-time apprenticeship in 2019, which he’s just completed. ‘The training’s competency-based, so I did my theory training at TAFE and had my work signed off in the Porsche workshop,’ he says. ‘Being a Porsche-trained technician is a higher level than the government standard, as I’m qualified to Porsche’s own specifications.’

This freshly minted apprentice also describes his love of the motorsport side of the job – including track days. At Porsche Centre Brighton, he has the chance to exercise his unique talents to the fullest. •