Andrea Bandinelli appointed CEO of Leasys
Andrea Bandinelli is the new Chief Executive Officer of Leasys, the joint venture between Stellantis and Crédit Agricole Personal Finance & Mobility, effective immediately.
Bandinelli joined Leasys 25 years ago in financial services and was most recently as Chief Financial Officer for Middle East & Africa. Previous roles include CFO Mobility and Head of Investor Relations.
“I am honoured to take on the responsibility of leading Leasys at such an exciting moment for the mobility sector,” said Andrea Bandinelli. “Our goal is to accelerate innovation and deliver flexible, sustainable solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers across Europe.”
Leasys manages a fleet of 950,000 vehicles in 11 countries and was formed through the merger of Leasys and Free2Move Lease. In the UK, Leasys moved up to eighth in the FN50 2025. Andrea Bandinelli is tasked with accelerating profitable growth and strengthening its position as a key player in Europe’s operational leasing market.
Fleets seek tech solution to eVED
FLEETS want an easy-to-use technological solution to paying the electric car Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED).
According to FleetCheck, the scheme “looked too much like a paper-based, 20th century solution”. CEO Peter Golding said that fleets grudgingly recognised the need for eVED as the government faced the loss of petrol and diesel fuel duty from fleet electrification, but wanted a tech solution to payment.
“The idea that mileage is estimated in advance, recorded by the driver or fleet, and then corrected at the end of the year following a visit to an MOT station, sounds very much like a solution from the distant past.
“In an age of connected vehicle data, apps and digital tachographs, it’s not unreasonable to expect something much, much better.
“Crucially, it should recognise that eVED is really a pay-on-use system, not the clunky approach of estimate-and-pay-or-reimburse.”
Photo by Jannes Glas on Unsplash.
Dealers wants government support for used EVs
IN the latest Used Car Tracker from Startline (December), 52% want improved motor finance availability, 50% would like to see a general improvement in economic conditions and 42% want government support for used EVs – something the BVRLA is campaigning for.
Other factors mentioned in the research include loosening of the Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate targets (30%), better availability of staff (17%) and lower overheads (10%).
Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, said: “It’s especially interesting to see so many wanting direct government support for the used electric car market. The grants made available for the new car market appear to have been relatively successful and to dealers, similar help for the used sector perhaps seems the obvious next step.”
In the latest BVRLA Leasing Outlook, used EVs accounted for 42,500 lease contracts, many from leasing brokers specialising in used EV leasing.
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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.
