Since joining the organisation in 2012, he has been integral in the development and growth of our on-highway portfolio.

With over 40 years of experience in the heavy commercial vehicle industry, Dean is focussed on working closely with our OEM partners to ensure we have the right products and solutions for our customers.

Prior to joining Penske New Zealand, Dean held various senior management positions within the heavy commercial vehicle and material handling sectors.

A passionate champion of Penske’s purpose and values, Dean is committed to providing outstanding customer service and delivering powerful solutions through our people, products, and partnerships.

Dean holds a Diploma in Business (Marketing) and is a long-serving member of the Motor Industry Association Heavy Vehicle Committee.

Joining Penske in 2025, Theo Ferreira is the national truck sales manager for New Zealand, overseeing sales of the Western Star Trucks, MAN Truck & Bus, and Dennis Eagle portfolios.

With almost two decades of heavy vehicle experience, his career has comprised various senior sales roles in South Africa, England, Australia, and New Zealand.

Combining technical expertise with strong leadership and coaching skills, Theo brings a highly strategic approach to sales and management underpinned by a career that began as a diesel mechanic.

Highly motivated and results-driven, Theo prides himself on exceeding expectations and has earned prestigious accolades, including back-to-back Daimler Truck Star Guild awards for New Zealand.

Prior to joining Penske, Theo held roles with CablePrice NZ, Prestige Commercial Vehicles, and Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles.

Responsible for the growth and development of Rolls-Royce Power Systems’ mtu brand in these segments, he drives new equipment sales, projects, and aftermarket support.

Gareth is passionate about collaborating with customers to match their goals with the best solution Penske can offer.

Firmly believing that the mtu product range has an outstanding heritage backed by decades of development and refinement, he is excited by the opportunity to connect Aotearoa New Zealand businesses with mtu.

With over two decades of experience in capital plant sales and projects, Gareth started his professional life as a draftsperson before moving to project and sales roles at Gough Power Systems, and was most recently general manager of WaterPro, a specialist chemical equipment sales organisation.

Gareth holds an undergraduate degree in engineering/technology and a postgraduate diploma in business.

An automotive engineer, Andrew has over 30 years of experience as a branch manager having overseen various large teams, an aftersales and service manager, as well as having been managing director of his own business for almost a decade.

Andrew is passionate about building relationships with new and existing customers, while empowering his team to realise their own professional success, firmly believing in investing time and energy into building a great team culture.

Prior to joining Penske New Zealand, Brian held roles with VTNZ and Tourism Holdings Ltd in addition to being a professional rugby player for two years in France.

In this strategic business partnership role, she supports managers across the three national branches with her highly-specialised skillset in recruitment and retention, organisational development, remuneration and benefits, health and wellbeing, training, and performance management.

Jo is passionate about employee engagement and coaching leaders to nurture their people capability, and plan and manage personal and professional development opportunities through talent identification.

Prior to joining Penske New Zealand, she was the HR manager for a large transport company, Hilton Haulage Limited Partnership, where she led a team of seven and supported over 600 employees nationally.

A trained teacher, Jo taught in primary schools in New Zealand and England for four years before transitioning into the recruitment industry. As a senior HR specialist of almost 10 years, she also has vast experience in recruitment agency settings recruiting for businesses in the transport, engineering, legal, finance and architectural industries, and has successfully managed recruitment agencies in both Timaru and Christchurch.

Jo holds a Diploma of Teaching (Primary) and a Bachelor of Education and is an active member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand.