After two outstanding decades with LeasePlan, Vahid Daemi has decided to retire and step down as Chief Executive Officer. LeasePlan’s Chief Operating Officer Sven-Torsten Huster will also step down after six successful years on LeasePlan’s Managing Board.
New Chief Executive Officer Tex Gunning has extensive experience in supporting large global companies through to their next stage of development. He worked in global positions for Unilever for more than 25 years. His last role at Unilever was Business Group President in Asia. Furthermore he gained broad management experience at companies like Vedior, AkzoNobel and TNT Express.
New Chief Operating Officer Marco van Kalleveen has management experience on a global level as a partner of McKinsey and in senior positions at Bain Capital and TNT Express.
All of these changes are effective 20 September 2016, with the exception of Sven-Torsten Huster who will share the role of COO with Marco van Kalleveen until 31 December 2016. The appointments have been approved by the Dutch Central Bank (DNB).
After working for LeasePlan for more than 20 years, including 10 years as CEO, Vahid Daemi has decided to retire and step down as CEO of the company. Vahid Daemi has agreed to continue to serve LeasePlan as an advisor to the Managing Board and as Chair of the General Meeting of Shareholders of LeasePlan until the end of 2017.
Sven-Torsten Huster joined LeasePlan’s Managing Board in 2011 under his secondment contract with Volkswagen Financial Services, as a result of the 50% joint ownership of LeasePlan by Volkswagen AG at that time. He will step down as COO as his term of appointment will expire on 31 December 2016, sharing the role with Marco van Kalleveen until the end of the year. Sven-Torsten Huster will continue as an advisor to his successor until the end of 2017.
Vahid Daemi: “LeasePlan is in good shape, has a successful history and a continued growth path. This current environment presents a natural opportunity for me to pass the baton to a new CEO. I consider it a privilege to have led LeasePlan to its current market leadership and solid profitability. I am confident that CEO Tex Gunning and COO Marco van Kalleveen, together with CFO Guus Stoelinga and CCO Nick Salkeld, will form a strong Managing Board.”
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