Leaseurope, the European Federation of Leasing, has announced the election of its new Board of Directors for the three-year term from 2024 to 2026. The elections took place during Leaseurope’s General Assembly on 3 October 2024.
Among the 12 seats on the board, the Portuguese Association of Leasing, Factoring, and Renting (ALF) secured a position. ALF, representing Portugal’s leasing, factoring, and renting sectors, will now sit on this pan-European body that brings together 46 national associations. These associations represent banks, captive lessors, independent leasing firms, and car rental companies (both long and short-term).
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Júlio Jacob, director of ALF and head of leasing and factoring at Novo Banco, will represent ALF on Leaseurope’s Board. Jacob’s role will involve advocating for the interests of the geographical cluster of Portugal, Spain, and Greece.
Jacob said: “It is an honour to take on the position of board member of Leaseurope, representing ALF and the interests of southern European countries such as Portugal, Greece, and Spain. I will do everything I can to help develop leasing in Europe in the context of the current challenges facing this activity, which is one of the main instruments for promoting business investment, with an emphasis on private individuals, and together with renting, to support the energy transition and green mobility.”
The newly elected Leaseurope Board of Directors for 2024-2026 is as follows:
- Chairman: Stefan Davidsson – Executive Vice President, DNB Finans
- Vice-Chairman: Alexander Schmidecker – CEO, Raiffeisen Leasing
- Vice-Chairman: Khaled Shahbo – Senior VP Europe, Enterprise Mobility
- Tim Albertsen – Group CEO, Ayvens
- Júlio Jacob – Leasing & Factoring Director, Novo Banco
- Hervé Leroux – Deputy CEO, Crédit Agricole Leasing and Factoring (CALF)
- Carlo Mescieri – President, ASSILEA
- Olaf Meyer – Chief Risk Officer, Siemens Finance & Leasing GmbH
- John Phillipou – MD of SME Lending, Paragon Bank
- Jehan de Thé – Group Public Affairs Director, Europcar Mobility Group
- Dirk Boeykens – Business Unit Manager, BNP Leasing Solutions
- Jana Hanusova – CEO, ESSOX
Additionally, ALF maintains a leadership role in the European Factoring Federation (EUF), where Vitor Graça, ALF’s secretary-general, serves as vice-president. Graça joins the executive team led by Fausto Galmarini at EUF.
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