New faces, new places in 2023
Hello and welcome to the first Broker News edition of 2023. And change is already taking place. Hollie Crumlish (left) has taken over as head of Alphabet Partner following (pictured above) Nickie Conde’s departure for Arval as lead of the broker channel. Congratulations to them both.
Meanwhile Gavin Davies has joined Copart after a long career with Alphabet – we wish him good luck. We will be providing further details on these executive changes in due course.
These executive career moves preview what will no doubt be another year of great change in the broker channel as we accelerate into 2023. I look forward to it.
Ralph Morton, editor
Key stories this week
- Product and production dominated 2022 – read our analysis here.
- Women in Broking – Vandirect’s Sam Ward – story here.
- New appointment at Fleet Procure – read the story here.
- Fleet Report: What’s ahead in 2023? – read the story here.
- Six out of 10 consumers say cost of living crisis is impacting car decisions – read the story here.
- Read the full Broker News Newsletter 10 January 2023 here.

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PHVC’s Ops Manager Debbie McFarlane becomes a Director
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New data reveals retail delivery firms have the hardest working fleets
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Alphabet’s Claire Coomber recognised as BVRLA Industry Hero
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Used car market sees second month of sector-wide growth
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Ralph Morton is the leading journalist in the leasing broker sector and editor of Broker News, the website which provides information and news for BVRLA-registered leasing brokers. He also writes extensively on the fleet and leasing market in both the UK and Europe.