Independent fleet management provider Fleet Logistics has appointed Gianni Granata as chief commercial officer, replacing Vinzenz Pflanz who is leaving the company to take up a new role as chief sales officer for Sixt Leasing in Germany.

Granata, who joined Fleet Logistics nine years ago, is currently chief regional officer for Europe South, which covers Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece and Israel, and also serves on the board of the Fleet Logistics Group.

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In his new role he will be responsible for Fleet Logistics’ international sales and account management across Europe, including sales steering, sales support, customer interaction management quality management, contracts and IT. He will continue in his position as chief regional officer for Europe South for the time being.

Granata said: "When I assume my new position of CCO in January, my primary objective will be in leading the sales team in Europe and bringing some of my own personality and Latin outlook to the role. We will have a strong focus on supporting the creation and continuation of strong relationships with all existing customers.

"One of my main goals will be to create a happy, enthusiastic sales team able to bring our clients to the next level of fleet management: that of driver education. I believe that only with an appropriate influence on the driver’s behavior will it be possible to optimize all the efforts developed in recent years in terms of procurement optimization and process efficiency."

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