Former Nissan Fleet Director joins Volteum fleet management company
THE former Fleet Director at Nissan, Csaba Vincze, has been appointed Vice President of Sales & Head of UK Operations at Volteum.
The Hungarian company develops advanced AI-driven software solutions that help businesses optimise their vehicle operations before, during, and after moving to electric vehicles. Volteum is now planning to expand into the UK, helping businesses of all sizes reduce costs, enhance efficiency, and transition seamlessly to sustainable mobility.
Csaba Vincze’s role will be on business development, strategic partnerships, and industry engagement to reinforce Volteum as a trusted fleet partner.
“I am thrilled to welcome Csaba Vincze to Volteum as we take the next step in our international expansion,” commented Zsófia Tóth, Co-Founder and CEO at Volteum. “Csaba’s extensive experience in fleet sales, customer quality, and network development makes him the perfect fit to lead our UK operations. His leadership will be instrumental in driving Volteum’s growth in this key market.”
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Graeme Nieman, Chief Executive Officer at AutoProtect Group, said: “With his deep industry expertise and strong leadership, Mike is well-positioned to drive growth and strengthen AutoProtect Group’s position in the market whilst maintaining our focus on creating remarkable journeys for customers, dealers and colleagues alike.’
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The former Director of Valuations at cap hpi, Derren Martin, is to provide consultancy services to Percayso through his new business Black and Gold Consulting.
Percayso’ is a vehicle intelligence solution provider offering automotive data to companies in automotive retail, lending, insurance, manufacturing and fleet sectors.
The software hosts over 1 billion historic vehicle listings, covering the whole market value in real-time. The system ingests over 800,000 unique VRNs per day, the most extensive whole of market view currently available, supporting remarketers and dealers in obtaining an accurate history of cars, motorbikes and vans and providing exceptional guidance on pricing to maximise retail performance.
With his extensive background in used values, Derren will be consulting part time for Percayso, conferring on valuation and forecast methodology and accuracy, liaising with customers to showcase Percayso products and methodology, collaborating with industry bodies and assisting with automotive industry intelligence.
“Having gained an insight into the data they collate, I’m excited to be a part of the Percayso success story,” commented Darren.
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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.
