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ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Alfonso Martinez has been selected to be the UK Managing Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan and Tim Laver has been selected to be the UK Deputy Managing Director. Selections have also been made for the future Management Team for the organisation in the UK. All selections remain subject to regulatory approval.

The future ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK Management Team brings together a wide range of skills and experience from both organisations.

Alfonso Martinez – selected to be Managing Director

Alfonso Martinez – selected to be Managing Director

Alfonso Martinez has been selected as Managing Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK. Since 2019, he has served as Managing Director of LeasePlan UK, where he has played a key role in the strategic direction and business performance across the corporate, SME, public sector and consumer markets. Before joining the UK team, Alfonso served as Chief Financial Officer of Spain before becoming Managing Director of LeasePlan Italy six years later in 2012.

Tim Laver – selected to be Deputy Managing Director

Tim Laver – selected to be Deputy Managing Director

Tim Laver has been selected as the Deputy Managing Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK. Managing Director of ALD UK since July 2019, Tim has over 18 years of experience in the company, where he previously served as the Director of Finance and Risk. Tim's career also includes roles as an Internal Auditor at Arval - BNP Paribas Group and as an Auditor at Ernst & Young. His extensive expertise in the automotive and financial sectors has contributed to ALD Automotive's success and growth.

Chris Black – selected to be Commercial Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Chris Black – selected to be Commercial Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Chris Black has served as Commercial Director at LeasePlan UK since July 2018. Chris has been in the automotive industry for over 20 years and prior to joining LeasePlan UK held senior sales roles at Lombard and VW Commercial Vehicles.

Rudolf Cellier – selected to be Finance Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Rudolf Cellier – selected to be Finance Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Rudolf joined LeasePlan UK as Finance Director in 2020 having previously been Finance Director for LeasePlan in Mexico. He joined LeasePlan in 2014 as a Risk Manager having previously worked for AXA in Spain and Mexico.

Anna Woodward – selected to be Risk & Compliance Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Anna Woodward – selected to be Risk & Compliance Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

A qualified solicitor, Anna joined ALD UK in 2013 before joining the board in November 2016 as Legal & Compliance Director at ALD UK.

Lisa McGowan - selected to be Strategy & Transformation Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Lisa McGowan - selected to be Strategy & Transformation Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Lisa has been with LeasePlan for over 11 years, most recently as Customer Service and Quality Director at LeasePlan UK. Lisa has performed a variety of roles in pricing, performance and process and has been co-lead for the UK integration planning.

Charlie Pantlin - selected to be IT & Digital Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Charlie Pantlin - selected to be IT & Digital Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Charlie has held the position of IT Director at ALD UK since 2018. With a strong IT development background Charlie has held senior management roles, including a 12-month secondment to the central Paris team.

Attila Dobos – selected to be Operations Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Attila Dobos – selected to be Operations Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Attila has extensive experience as Operations Director, having joined LeasePlan Hungary in 2012 before moving to LeasePlan Sweden in 2017 and LeasePlan UK in 2020. Prior to joining LeasePlan Attila had previously worked for many years in the banking industry for ING and Erste Bank.

David Rodriguez - selected to be Remarketing Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan

David Rodriguez - selected to be Remarketing Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan

David joined ALD UK as Operations Director in 2021, previously working at Mitsubishi as Sales and Marketing director. Between 2012 and 2020 David spent seven years at LeasePlan UK leading the Procurement and Remarketing functions.

Steve Jones – selected to be Customer Service Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Steve Jones – selected to be Customer Service Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Steve Jones previously held the role as LeasePlan UK Strategy and Transformation Director and was UK Risk Director until 2018 and brings substantial industry and leasing experience having joined from Lex Autolease in 2012.

Jo Monk – selected to be HR Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Jo Monk – selected to be HR Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

HR Director for ALD UK since 2017, Jo joined ALD as Head of HR in 2005 following an extensive career within FMCG companies such as Unilever, Golden Wonder and Johnson Diversey.

Lisa Wilkinson – selected to be Legal Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Lisa Wilkinson – selected to be Legal Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan UK

Lisa joined ALD as Head of Legal and Compliance at ALD UK in 2018 bringing significant experience in financial services including in relation to FCA regulatory matters.

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