Palethorpe quits Avis Europe
Simon Palethorpe has quit his job as group commercial director for Avis Europe.
The car rental company said that Mr Palethorpe, 40, was moving on to "new challenges."
He joined the company in 2004 as commercial director from the John Lewis Partnership where he was finance director for the department stores.
He was previously managing director of John Lewis Direct. His earlier career included appointments with Levi Strauss Europe and PepsiCo.