LEASING broker funder Drivalia has appointed David Ross as Internal Account Manager within its Broker Partners team.
Drivalia is part of the Credit Agricole Auto Bank Group and entered the market as a funder in February 2023, with an ambition to be a top 20 player in the FN50 within five years.
David joins from EV leasing broker specialist DriveElectric and has worked in car leasing his entire career. He spent 22 years at Lex Autolease, 15 of which were within the broker space.
His role at Drivalia sees him supporting Simon Leake, National Broker Sales Manager, and managing relationships with 15 brokers, who are mainly based in the south of England.
“I feel excited to be part of Drivalia’s growth ambitions and to be given the challenge and opportunity to apply my existing skill set and reconnect with brokers from my time at Lex Autolease. I’m always at the end of the phone or on email to help and support our broker partners and their customers.”
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Sarah Tooze has been an automotive journalist for more than 15 years, specialising in the fleet and transport sectors. She has held senior positions at industry-leading B2B titles Fleet News and Smart Transport, and led campaigns championing motorists as consumer editor for online used car marketplace Heycar and motoring advice website HonestJohn.co.uk. In 2017 she won the Newspress Automotive Business Journalist award.
