Announcement • Oct 08
MAC Alpha Limited Announces Appointment of Avril Palmer-Baunack as Chairman, Effective October 6, 2025
MAC Alpha Limited announced the appointment of Avril Palmer-Baunack as Chairman with immediate effective October 6, 2025. Avril brings a wealth of experience from executive and non-executive leadership roles in the automotive, support services, engineering and insurance services sectors. Avril previously partnered with Marwyn to acquire BCA Marketplace plc in 2015, going on to complete a number of bolt-on acquisitions, with the company becoming a FTSE-250 constituent before being acquired by TDR Capital for £1.9bn in 2019. Avril remained with the company under TDR's ownership, becoming Executive Chairman of Constellation Automotive Group, including BCA, We Buy Any Car, Cinch and Marshall Motor Group. Avril will work with the Board to progress the Company's investment objectives in seeking platform acquisition opportunities to ultimately deliver shareholder value. Avril Palmer-Baunack (aged 61 years) currently holds or has held the following directorships in the past five years: Current Directorships: BCA Central Limited, BCA Europe Limited, BCA Group Europe Limited, BCA Holdings Limited, BCA Limited, BCA Marketplace Limited, BCA MIP Nominee Limited, BCA Osprey Finance Limited, BCA Osprey I Limited, BCA Osprey II Limited, BCA Remarketing Group Limited, BCA Trading Limited, CAG Crux 1 Limited, CAG Crux 2 Limited, CAG Crux 3 Limited, CAG Vega 1 Limited, CAM Newco Limited, Carland.Com Limited, Constellation Automotive Financing Plc, Constellation Automotive Group Limited, Constellation Automotive Holdings Limited, Constellation Automotive Limited, Constellation Retail Group Limited, Constellation Retail Limited, Expert Remarketing Limited, Pennine Metals B Limited, Rosebank Ltd, Smart Prepared Systems Limited, The British Car Auction Group Limited, The Fab Practice Limited, We Buy Any Car Limited and ZIGUP plc. Dissolved companies within the past 5 years: Longastre Investments and Consulting Limited - appointed as a director on 16 November 2017. The company was dissolved 11 May 2021 via voluntary strike off.