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29 Simon Oliphant Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, Chief executive (No change)
Hitachi nipped above GE Capital into eighth place among the UK's top leasing companies last year, although only by a handful of units, and both are now under pressure from the merged figure of Zenith-Leasedrive. Oliphant will also become chairman of the BVRLA next summer.
28 Tim Buchan Zenith-Leasedrive, Managing director (Up 14)
Buchan effectively doubled the size of his portfolio overnight when Hg Capital acquired first Leasedrive then Zenith within a month. Having spent a reported £200m on Zenith, Hg Capital put Buchan in control of the combined outfit. Prior to acquisition, Zenith and Leasedrive ranked 13 and 15 respectively in the 2013 BC50 list of the largest leasing firms in the UK, and their combined volume puts them in the same area as Hitachi Capital and GE Capital, in around ninth spot.
27 Hugh Wallace Anold Clark MD (Down two)
Sitting around 3000 units clear of the three-way scrap to be part of the UK's top eight leasing firms is the Glasgow-based operation that has been headed by Wallace for more than 30 years. Last year saw the finance arm of the dealer group giant pass the 50,000 funded-vehicle mark.
26 Barry Beeston Nissan, Corporate sales director (Up two)
It's been a busy year for Beeston with the new Nissan Qashqai crossover, X-trail large 4x4, and the lower-medium Pulsar, which have been joined by the facelifted Juke, as well as the electric e-NV200 light commercial vehicle that British Gas has already placed a 100-vehicle order for following a successful trial last winter.
25 Oliver Morley Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Chief executive (Up 10)
It's an unprecedentedly busy time for the DVLA right now, with the imminent abolition of the tax disc from 1 October and ongoing work around the deletion of the paper counterpart element of the driving licence due in 2015.
24 Ken McCall Europcar, Managing director (Down two)
Nearing four years in charge of Europcar's UK operation, McCall has overseen new initiatives, including an Express service being trialled for remote areas, where in the event of an issue, a replacement vehicle is brought to the customer.
23 Adrian Bowley Enterprise, Director of business rental (Down two)
The recent acquisition of light commercial vehicle rental expert Burnt Tree could open up new doors for Enterprise, which is looking to strengthen its van expertise. This year also saw Bristol City Council begin a nine-month pilot of Enterprise's car-sharing scheme for its inner-city employees in an attempt to move away from mileage reimbursement.
22 Alastair Dougans HM Revenue & Customs, Policy advisor (New entry)
Long-term planning over the way HMRC taxes vehicles and, in particular, the ramping up of the benefit-in-kind on plug-in vehicles, is a real industry talking point, and Dougans is now first port of call for industry lobbying by the likes of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association and the Association of Car Fleet Operators.
21 Martin Gurney Peugeot, Director of fleet and used vehicle operations (New entry)
Gurney moved within Peugeot to replace the Paris-bound Phil Robson late last year, just in time to get on with the launch of the new 308 and, imminently, the revised 508. The French manufacturer claims to be cutting back on low-profit business in a quest to significantly improve residual values.
20 Peter Bridgen Fleetcor UK, Managing director, fuelcards (New entry)
Bridgen replaced Callum Gibson as boss of the UK arm of Fleetcor earlier this year, which means responsibility for the market-leading Allstar card in the UK, as well as Keyfuels and The Fuelcard Company. Having previously served as Keyfuels MD since 2000, Bridgen takes responsibility for Allstar at a time when it is recovering from a spate of bad publicity in the wake of introducing a transaction charge at the same time as it suffered system failures with its reports.
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