Meet the Team (Kia Stevenage)

Paul Rumsby- General Manager

Paul is responsible for the overall daily operations at our Kia dealership in Stevenage and brings with him over 20 years-experience in the motor trade. Paul is an avid Fisherman so when he’s not at work he can be found relaxing by his local syndicate lake trying to outwit some rather large monsters that reside in it.

Matthew Bentley – Sales Manager

Matt has been working for the Ken Brown Group for 7 months and brings with him 15 years of experience originally starting as an apprentice technician. He enjoys playing football and is a massive fan of Watford FC. He enjoys holidays, eating out and learning new skills and is not a fan of love island. An interesting fact about Matt is that he has completed a course at the open university and has an AAT qualification in accounting. His favourite Kia is the Proceed.

Shenay Ozcan – Sales Executive

Shenay has been selling cars for thee years and joined Ken Brown Kia in January 2019. Away from work she spends time with her family and goes out with her friends. She likes making people happy, solving problems and bringing food in for the rest of her team. She dislikes negativity and unhappy people. An interesting fact about Shenay is that she has sung to Michelle Obama as part of a choir in 2008. She says the best Kia is the new X-Ceed.

Phil Newman – Sales Executive

Phil started with Ken Brown as a valeter and has worked here for just under eight years. Phil tells us that during his spare time he plays online video games and live streams. He enjoys eating out, travelling and mounting biking. He don’t like unorganised people and slow walkers. An interesting fact about Phil is that he has climbed Ben Nevis, Mount Snowden and Scafell Pike for Teens Unite Fighting Cancer. Phil’s favourite Kia model is the Ceed GT.

Sonny Baxter – Sales Executive and Motability Specialist

Sonny has been part of the Ken Brown team for just under 1 year, previously he worked for Ford and also selling holidays. When Sonny isn’t at work he likes eating out with his friends. He also enjoys boxing and is a massive car enthusiast with loads of facts he can tell you. Sonny doesn’t like cricket or Arsenal! A fun fact about Sony is that he is one of ten siblings. His favourite Kia is the Proceed GT-Line S.

Aaron- Sales Executive 

Aaron has only just joined Ken Brown Stevenage has already made a positive impact into the sales department. Aaron has a wealth of knowledge in vehicle sales having worked within the industry for 6 years. In Aaron’s spare time he enjoys spending quality time with his family and early morning starts at his local gym.

Tony- Fleet Specialist

Tony has been running the Fleet department for Ken Brown Stevenage for the last 12 months and worked within the Kia Fleet department for over 5 years. Tony’s experience within the motor trade is in excess of 25 years.

In his spare time Tony likes playing Rugby or Scuba Diving, mining for Treasure.

Kevin Swendell- Delivery Logistics 

Kevin was our Kia Regional Used Car Manager until he took retirement in 2017 but to still keep active Kevin helps us with delivering our vehicles nationwide. Although his 5 grandchildren age between 1-10 years there is always plenty to keep him busy.

Graham- Technician

Graham recently joined the team last year and has more years of knowledge than the rest of the team put together with over 30 years of experience. To ease his busy work environment Graham enjoys spending time relaxing by his local fishing lake as well as a spot of motorcycling.

Thomas- Technician 

Thomas is our newest member to the team and again brings with a wealth of knowledge. Thomas has been a Technician for over 8 years before joining Ken Brown at the beginning of this year. In his spare time he loves nothing better than building race cars for the track which include Honda’s and Nissan’s.

Eric Da Silva - Technician

Eric has been with Ken Brown for nearly three years but has been involved as a Vehicle Technician for over 7 years. Eric is just in the process of becoming an MOT tester as he is due to take his final exams. In his spare time Eric likes football, hanging out with friends and also cycling.