Vic Lock, the popular and highly respected founder of
Leasing Life, has died, following a long illness.
Vic started the magazine 16 years ago after a strong background in
publishing, which included editing Asset Finance & Leasing
Digest between 1986 and 1992.
Having founded Leasing Life in 1993, through his use of
skill and determination as well as sheer hard work, which often
meant working 12-hour days as well as weekends, the magazine
developed a strong brand and a loyal readership base.
To this day he is still fondly remembered by a large number of
lessors, not just in Britain but also across Europe. They warmed to
his personality and to the fact that, in launching Leasing
Life, he provided, for the first time, a proper forum for
news, gossip and opinion for the European leasing community. He
retired six years ago.
Besides his journalism, Vic also planned, prepared and participated
in a string of conferences at Leasing Life, a skill which
he inherited from his days at the Euromoney-owned Asset Finance
& Leasing Digest where he led such industry events as the
International Rail Finance Conference and the Aircraft Finance
School.
His funeral will take place on Monday 9 November at the Colchester
Cemetery and Crematorium. Those wishing to are welcome to make
donations to St Helena Hospice
(http://www.sthelenahospice.org.uk).
We at Leasing Life would like to extend our deepest
condolences to Vic’s family and friends. However, his legacy lives
on in the name of our publisher, VRL Financial News – which takes
its name from his initials.
Brendan Malkin
If you knew Vic, and would like to share your memories of him,
you are invited to email Leasing Life with your thoughts, which
will be collated and published in a special obituary in the
December issue of the magazine.
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