BusinessCar Power List 2015
Date:
08 October 2015
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Author:
29 - Mike Williams (Up seven)
HM Treasury - Director, business and international tax
The business car market, through BIK and VED in particular, appears to be a revenue target for the Treasury and Williams is in a position to be advising the chancellor on his next moves.
28 - Oliver Morley (Down three)
DVLA - Chief executive
Morley has overseen the abolition of the paper driving licence counterpart, while the DVLA has responded to industry calls for a longer period on the web-based licence check system by extending the validity of the online code from 72 hours to 21 days.
27 - Nick Andrews (Up four)
Mercedes-Benz - Fleet sales and remarketing director
Merc continues to make headway in its ambition to be the UK's biggest-selling premium brand, passing Peugeot to break into the overall top six last year thanks to a 14.1% increase in fleet sales. That puts it directly behind BMW and Audi.
26 - Ken McCall (Down two)
Europcar - Managing director
It was another busy year for Europcar, which secured £425m of funding for its 50,000-vehicle fleet in the spring. It revealed a new car hire app, created a fleet of Chapter 8-compliant rental vehicles and launched five specialist fleet van rental centres.
25 - Adrian Bewley (Down two)
Enterprise - Director of business rental
The nine-time BusinessCar Award-winning daily rental firm acquired car share firm City Car Club and van rental specialist Burnt Tree this year. Bewley continues to head the element of the business that specialises in the fleet, public sector and corporate areas, as well as travel advice and grey fleet.
24 - Barry Beeston (Up two)
Nissan - Corporate sales director
Nissan moved up a place in the fleet sales chart to number seven last year, passing Peugeot thanks, at least in part, to a raft of new product, including the second-generation Qashqai, while the company continues to be a pioneer of electric vehicles with the Leaf and e-NV200 models.
23 - Peter Bridgen (Down three)
Fleetcor UK - Managing director, fuel cards
Bridgen is in the process of adding new products and initiatives for the UK's dominant fuel card brand Allstar, which is launching an innovative new Allstar One card and rolling out chip-and-pin technology to its 1.1 million cards active in the UK.
22 - Alistair Dougans (No change)
HM Revenue & Customs - Policy advisor
The Government's increased focus on increasing income from company car benefit-in-kind means HMRC's influence on the decision-making process around fleets is growing.
21 - Graham Wheeler (Down three)
VW Financial Services - Managing director
VW's leasing arm enjoyed significant growth last year as it seeks to promote its status as a multi-marque business, rather than one that just deals in VW Group brands. The firm also opened its new Milton Keynes HQ earlier this year.
20 - Michael Hawes (Up 23)
Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders - Chief executive
The pressure on the motor industry to state its case has never been higher, with diesel fuel attracting plenty of negative headlines this year even before the VW emissions scandal added to the problems. It's Hawes's job to speak up on behalf of car makers and the industry to ensure the messages are accurate and give fleets, consumers and legislators the right level of knowledge when making long-term decisions that will affect drivers financially and environmentally.
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