Enterprise Holdings has named Ryan Johnson as its new managing director UK & Ireland.

Ryan Johnson, Enterprise Holdings’ new managing director UK & Ireland

He replaces Khaled Shahbo, who moved on to become senior vice president of European operations last month after three years in the UK & Ireland MD role.

Johnson was previously general manager of Enterprise’s southeast England group, its largest UK region, and played a crucial role in its operational and growth successes.

He joined Enterprise Holdings in 1998 as a management trainee at a branch in southern California and became assistant vice president of rental for the south-central California team in 2008.

Johnson was later promoted to AVP and subsequently vice president of Enterprise Car Share and Enterprise Car Club and Rideshare, and in 2017, became head of European Business Development based in St Louis, supporting the company’s fast-growing European operations.

Commenting on Johnson’s appointment, Khaled Shahbo, senior vice president of European operations, said: “Ryan’s grasp of the transport ecosystem and the importance of sustainable, affordable and flexible mobility to customers is exceptional. He takes over our UK & Ireland operations at a time when many businesses are looking to reinvent themselves and redefine their travel needs.

“Like many of our senior team, he started in a branch and has risen through the ranks due to our employee-centric promote-from-within policy. He will bring the same experience and strategic insight to his new role that he has employed so successfully in growing our southeast England group.”