Leaseurope has announced the start of the 2014 edition of its Future Group programme in Brussels, welcoming 15 "bright talents" from across the European asset and automotive finance industry.
Established in 2013, according to Leaseurope the programme aims to help promising individuals develop innovative ideas to benefit the industry, while nurturing future leaders.
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Chris Boobyer, senior partner at Invigors EMEA, described the group as diverse and full of energy and potential.
"I’m extremely pleased to welcome these talented individuals to the programme and am convinced that they have what it takes to deliver outstanding ideas for industry innovations at Leaseurope’s Annual Convention in Barcelona," he said.
The 15 participants will benefit from exposure to senior practitioners within the industry, and will be encouraged to come up with a solution to allow the leasing industry to "harness or integrate to potential of disruptive innovation", such as new manufacturing technologies (3D printing, nano-technology), digital strategies (big data, internet of things), and the so-called ‘circular economy’.
Jacqueline Mills, director of asset finance and research at Leaseurope, said: "Leaseurope would like to thank the companies who have continued to support the Future Group programme by nominating their staff to take part in the 2014 exercise."
She added: "For me, this is proof that the European leasing industry has recognised that people are indeed the key to its success – the programme is a concrete means of delivering innovative solutions to the industry while at the same time recognising that talent."
Members of Leaseurope’s 2014 Future Group include: Pascal Feijt, ING Lease, Philipp Gränz, Deutsche Leasing, Anna Naplocha, De Lage Landen, M?rti? Buls, Nordea Finance Latvia, Pierre-Yves Meert, ALD Automotive Luxembourg, Fieke de Haan , ABN Amro Lease, Jon Hanson, Lombard, Paolo Catarozzo, ICRREA Bancaimpressa, Martin Hofmann, Societe Generale Equipment Finance, Krzysztof Rowinski, mLeasing, Vincent Jacquelin, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, Andrew Hutchings, 3 Step IT UK, Susanne van der Mark, LeasePlan Corporation, Alexandra Embacher, Raiffeisen Leasing, Alberto Onesti, UniCredit Leasing.
