Thought Leaders

Last chance to apply for the AFC Leaders Summit on Tuesday in Brussels to see our Keynote address from director general of Leaseurope, Richard Knubben

Apr 11, 2024

A flood of cheap Chinese BEVs may look attractive to a region intent on reducing its carbon footprint to zero by 2050. But now the EU is faced with a deluge of auto imports, Ursula Von Leyen president of the European Commission, instead announced late last year an investigation into the supply of inexpensive, Chinese-made BEVs into Europe. The problem faced by the EU is that commercial realities are starting to intrude on their green objectives – and they face the prospect of losing their auto industry if they stick to their green deal timeline. This outcome is not acceptable. Faced with the prospect, the new message coming out of the Commission is that Green Deal objectives will be tempered by economic necessity from now on.

Appointments

Leasing Foundation 3.0 embraces generation Z and appoints new chair

May 09, 2022

Nathan Mollett has replaced Mike Randall as the chair of the UKs Leasing Foundation. His appointment was announced at a very convivial and extremely well attended drinks party in Mayfair on Thursday evening. The appointment according to Leasing Foundation founder, Andrew Denton, marks the arrival of Leasing Foundation 3.0 a new organisation which will build on the simpler aims and steely determination-to-deliver that characterised Mike’s tenure as leader of 2.0, but has added on top a new and inclusive team of Gen Z managers who are ready to drive forward the foundation’s three focus areas: innovation; young talent; and diversity and inclusion.