MEET THE INSTRUCTORS AT LAND ROVER EXPERIENCE - “PASSION WITH A PURPOSE”

Anyone who has had even a fleeting connection with Jaguar Land Rover across South Africa and sub-Sahara Africa will have heard of Sean Renton. Sean is like the Land Rover Defender or the Jaguar XK120 of the company’s driver training team, whose experience dates back as far back as 2002 following a year with a well-known German make. Today, he oversees a substantial team of instructors in his management role, but given the stunning new Experience premises at Lonehill, that it was Sean who first recce’d this off-road site way back in the sands of time. When asked whether he preferred instructing males or females, Sean didn’t follow.

Meet Christo, also known as the “old man” of the Jaguar Land Rover team, who's has been passing on his driving knowledge since the turn of the century - firstly as a freelancer and then as an on and off-road lead instructor at Jaguar Land Rover over the past ten years.

Despite his name, Barry has never been a professional footballer, but he has been a freelance driving instructor since 2009, and he’s been with Jaguar Land Rover since 2011. That’s a long time in a profession that often sees lots of staff movement, but for Barry, it’s his love for cars and for Land Rover in particular that keeps him interested. Barry is also regularly assessed by UK-based instructors to keep him up-to-date and always on form.

Killian has been around cars and instructing in their use since 2006, both on-track and off-road. When asked about the relevance of track sessions with road driving, Killian's immediate response was “car control.”

Just like his colleagues Devon spent much of his formative years from 2004 as an instructor for numerous car brands before settling on Jaguar Land Rover, where he acquired the status of Lead Instructor three years ago.

Like many of his colleagues, Marcel started as a freelance driving instructor – in his case over ten years – and for the last six years, he’s been with Jaguar Land Rover and undertakes extensive travelling throughout the SSA network.

Andrew has been imparting his on and off-road knowledge for around eight years, of which five have been with Jaguar Land Rover, initially on a freelance basis.

If ever you needed proof of the expression that says, “experience counts,” look no further than Ricky Hill, who’s been powering around on two wheels initially, since the age of four. After numerous spells in karting, Ricky steered towards driving instructor on a freelance basis, saying that nothing suited him better than to drive cars and travelling to do so. Often on the sub-Sahara Africa circuit, conducting Ride ‘n Drives on public roads for customers of local importers Ricky believes that the expertise afforded to our customers plays a role in closing deals and generating brand loyalty.

Rainer worked as a freelancer with various major manufacturers from around 2011 and included supercar driving and general driving dynamics in his portfolio. He joined Jaguar Land Rover as a freelancer in 2011 and became a permanent Experience staff member in around 2017.

Shaun has practised his trade as a freelancer for five years, spending three years with Jaguar Land Rover, where he instructs on and off-road techniques covering both brands.