Meet The Team

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Congratulations to February's Employee Of The Month Michelle

William Lee-Kemp
Owner & Director

Since starting the business in 2007 Will has built AutoSportiva from the ground up, from having just a handful of cars to up to 200 today. Initially specialising in Italian cars hence the name, to now stocking mostly German and British brands such as Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Land Rover.

Drives - He's doesn't have a daily driver, but why would you with a 150 cars to choose from each day?

Dream Car - Rolls Royce Dawn

Loves - Boats & Travel

Nathan Denton
General Manager

Nathan has been with us for over 6 years, starting off as a Sales Executive and recently promoted to the position of general manager. He's known as the M-Power man because of his immense love and knowledge of M Power BMW's currently owning an E36 M3 and an E60 M5 V10.

Drives - BMW M5 E60

Dream Car - Pagani Zonda

Loves - Dogs & Dance Music

Alec Godley
Sales Executive

As the longest serving member of the team, working with Boss Will from the age of 14, 16 years on he's gone from being the Chief Tyre Slicker/Valeter, to arguably the top sales executive within the business. Alec has a huge passion for cars and car modification, once spending over £30k over the course of a few years on a Seat Ibiza R which has now been scrapped.

Drives - Audi RS6

Dream Car - Nissan R34 GTR Skyline

Loves - Fishing & Track Days

Andy Morfey
Sales Executive

Andy has brought his vast experience of the automotive industry to the dealership previously working for Peugeot and Williams with over 10 years experience in the motor trade. He's a keen sportsman who often gets battered at charity boxing matches and is an avid Turkish Restaurant reviewer on Google! Andy spends most evenings and weekends with his young family or playing golf.

Drives - Jaguar XJ

Dream Car - Lamborghini Aventador

Loves - Golf & Poker

Maria Ferrante

Sales Executive

Maria brings a wealth of experience working for the likes of Aston Martin, Porsche, Bentley, Mercedes and Land Rover over the last 25 years of her career. Her vast knowledge of the brands we stock makes Maria the perfect fit. Maria is a huge lover of animals having 2 Dogs and 3 Cats and spends her holidays visiting family in Sicily, relishing in her Italian heritage.

Drives - Skoda Superb

Dream Car - Bentley Continental GT

Loves - Spending time with her daughter and relaxing on holiday.

Robert Moore

Buyer

The man responsible for the gorgeous collection of vehicles that sit on our forecourt. Robert has a huge attention for detail and and vast knowledge of the motor trade with over 10 years buying experience at BMW Main Agent and a Premium Car Supermarket.

Drives - Seat Leon

Dream Car - Aston Martin DB5

Loves - Golf and spending time with his son.

The pioneer of Chinese Thursdays! Alex joined the company during the expansion of Auto Sportiva in September 2020. He has since become a natural social media star for the business and often presents our array of stock on Instagram and Facebook; therefore spending half of his day looking at himself in the mirror!

Drives - Mini Cooper S

Dream Car - BMW M2

Loves - Travel & Festivals

James Wickenden

Marketing Assistant

Since a young age James has been a real petrol head and has had a passion for photography and videography since the age of 12, he's a self taught expert in everything to do with cars and cameras and in his words "was waiting for this opportunity'' when he saw the dealership had moved to Tonbridge, where James is from so he was the perfect fit.

Drives - Porsche Boxster

Dream Car - Koenigsegg Jesko

Loves - Pubs & Cars

Stuart Clement
Delivery Driver

Stuart is the trooper of the dealership travelling far and wide every day to deliver your dream cars, often driving the length and breadth of the country every day and often finding himself in Scotland each week! He's worked as valeter and driver for over 15 years.

Drives - Peugoet 106

Dream Car - Audi RS6

Loves - Family & Motorsport

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Pavol Tirpak
Head Valeter

Originally from Slovakia, but now calling England his home, Pavol has worked with Boss Will at the Dealership for over 15 years. He knows everything there is to know about reconditioning leathers, protecting paintwork and valeting cars, always ensuring your new pride and joy is as immaculate as possible. 

Drives - Toyota Rav 4

Dream Car - Land Rover Defender V8

Loves - Beer & Badminton

Paul Shimmons

Detailer

Paul has now been with us for over 2 years and has developed his skill set prepping and detailing hundreds of our vehicles to an extremely high standard, he's a self taught expert constantly thinking of new methods to improve his work. He was previously a bus driver for many years.

Drives - Jaguar XF S

Dream Car - Aston Martin Vanquish Zagarto

Loves - Dogs & Darts

Dave Darling

Detailer

With over 20 years detailing experience, what Dave doesn't know about detailing, isn't worth knowing! Dave has a passion for motorsport of all kinds and spends most weekends watching Formula 1.

Drives - Ford Fiesta Sport Van

Dream Car - Ford Escort Cosworth Monte Carlo Edition

Loves - Motorsport & Socialising

Jason Milne

Detailer

Jason has a very impressive attention to detail and a huge passion for detailing cars, always adapting new methods to better his work and present clients with the perfect finished paintwork. He has previously worked as a Diamond Mounter and was also a DJ for many years. He loves spinning tracks and spinning mop heads!

Drives - Mercedes A Class Night Edition

Dream Car - Bugatti Chiron

Loves - Ed Sheeran & Karate

Richard King

Valeter

With over 10 years motortrade experience, previously working as a spray painter, Richard knows all the tricks and techniques to ensure your new car sparkles again and feels brand new. He has a love for muscle cars and even has his dream car tattooed on his arm.

Drives - Volkswagen Golf

Dream Car - Dodge Charger

Loves - Car Shows & Golf

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Denise Kidd

Accounts Technician

With 18 years accounts experience previously working at Mitishibishi, when Denise's application came through, we knew she would be the perfect fit. She loves nothing more than meeting with friends and spending time with her family.

Drives - Audi A4 Avant

Dream Car - Range Rover Evoque

Loves - Meeting Friends & Enjoying the sunshine.

Charlotte Jenner

Accounting Assistant

Charlotte is a self proclaimed petrol head and has over 15 years accounting and PA experience. She loves spending time with her grandchildren, and has always got a cuppa tea in hand!

Drives - Nissan Juke

Dream Car - Jaguar F-Type

Loves - Touring Europe on her motorbike & Triumph Owner Rallies.