SPENCER Halil is the new chief commercial officer of broker funder Alphabet and joins the leasing company’s management committee. Halil takes over from Simon Carr, who has been in the role since 2017 when he joined from LeasePlan. As director of Alphera – a BMW brand providing flexible finance, lease and insurance products – Halil has taken the company through a period…
SUZANNE Gray has been appointed the new head of marketing and business development at broker funder Alphabet. Gray joins Alphabet from the BMW Group where she has worked across a variety of functions for more than 30 years. Gray will assume the role from Agata Stachaszewska, who will be returning to Alphabet International in Munich after three years with Alphabet UK. I’m…
BROKER funder, Alphabet, has a new chief operating officer: Sacha Imamkhan. Imamkhan takes over from Clive Buhagiar who has been acting as interim chief operating officer for the leasing company since August. Previously head of remarketing, Imamkhan will also join the UK Management Committee having led a strategic project in recent months across both the Alphabet and BMW Financial Services brands in…
RICHARD Schooling, who was the CEO of Alphabet GB when the business first launched its broker channel in 2014, is to leave his post at Alphabet International. Schooling, who departs at the end of 2020, was the company’s global chief commercial officer and a member of the board. He said: “I look back on my years in the Group with huge pride,…
BROKER funder Alphabet has given its AlphaGuide a revamp for a better user experience. The app is free to use for any drivers where brokers have transacted a lease underwritten by Alphabet. To access the app, drivers just need to use their Alphabet contract number. The freely accessible app provides drivers with easy to use self-service features. Functions include a mileage tracker,…
BROKER funder Alphabet has announced the appointment of Chantal Gorman as its new chief risk officer. Previously Goran was the company’s head of controlling, a position she has held for the last six years. Gorman, who was part of ING before the integration of the leasing company into Alphabet, has extensive experience, with more than 25 years of expertise in the vehicle…
CLIVE Buhagiar has been appointed interim chief operating officer at mobility and fleet leasing specialists Alphabet, effective 01 August 2020. As interim COO, Buhagiar will be responsible for all the operational function of Alphabet GB and will also continue in his current position as head of operational services. The broker funder announced the interim role for Buhagiar, who is taking over from…
BROKER funder Alphabet has teamed up with smart charging solution provider NewMotion. The Shell Group company will provide charge points for Alphabet drivers and customers both at home and in the workplace. The NewMotion service includes consultation, installation, operation of the charge points, back-office management and 24/7 support. There is a limited time introductory price to both new and existing customers (both…