Mark Thorpe
Director - Aftersales Americas Supply Chain Operations
Nissan Group of the Americas

Mark Thorpe leads Nissan’s aftersales supply chain, responsible for parts management, logistics and distribution operations across the Americas region, where he is leading an organisation with a strong focus on customer service, network optiminsation and digitalisation. 

He took on the role in June 2026, following seven years in a range of leading aftersales roles at Nissan, including business planning, product development and as head of aftersales for premium brand Infiniti. 

Mark Thorpe is an executive with strong cross-functional experience across the automotive aftersales and supply chain landscape. Prior to joining Nissan in 2019, he spent more than 20 years at what is now the tier-1 automotive supplier ZF Group, including in product management, sales and marketing in the UK, Germany and the US, eventually leading the group’s independent aftermarket business in North America. He has also held key board positions on industry group, including as Vice-Chair of I-CAR, an automotive collision repair training and industry body.