LEASEPLAN, the number two leasing company in the UK, is without a boss.
David Brennan, the managing director, is leaving the company a the end of April to take up a ceo role with a private equity backed business.
David has been with LeasePlan for eight years and seen the leasing company grow to fund a fleet of 135,000 vehicles – the largest amount the company has managed in the UK.
Dave Stickland, LeasePlan’s finance director, will take the reins as interim managing director until a successor can be found.
“I feel I can look back on the past eight years with huge pride, and I’m very happy with the current health of the business,” commented David Brennan on his departure.
“I’ve enjoyed my time at LeasePlan immensely and I would like to express my thanks to each and every member of staff for their outstanding work during my time with the company.”
Vahid Daemi, global ceo of LeasePlan, added: “LeasePlan UK has been extremely successful during David’s time as managing director, particularly as this eight year period has included some very difficult economic conditions. We would like to thank David for his huge contribution and wish him continued success in the future.”
LeasePlan operates its funding activities across all sectors of the UK economy, including the SME market with it small fleet leasing franchised business called Network.
Network was a supporter of the Business Car Manager Small Fleet Leasing Awards 2013.