Auto Trader announced the appointment of Jasvinder Gakhal as an Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board, with effect from 1 January 2022. Jasvinder will also join the Audit, Remuneration, Corporate Responsibility and Nomination Committees. Jasvinder is Managing Director of Motor at Direct Line Group, prior to which she held a number of roles within Direct Line including most recently Chief Strategy Officer and before that Managing Director of Direct Line for Business. Before joining Direct Line Group in 2005, Jasvinder was a maths teacher. Following Jasvinder's appointment, the Board comprises five Independent Non-Executive Directors, three Executive Directors and a Non-Executive Chairman.