Bob Sandler Appointed SVP Customer Experience & Enterprise Consulting at PHH Arval
Bob Sandler has been appointed senior vice president of Customer Experience and Enterprise Consulting at PHH Arval. Under Sandler's direction, the alignment of Customer Experience and Strategic Consulting will leverage the PHH Arval consulting function to position future releases of technology tools to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
Prior to this promotion, he was Vice President of Enterprise Consulting & Analytics. He joined PHH in 1990 as a senior financial analyst, and was later promoted to Vice President of Business Planning and Analysis.
Michele Cunningham Promoted to SVP Strategic Development at PHH Arval
Michele Cunningham has been named senior vice president of Strategic Development at PHH Arval. Cunningham's organization ensures alignment across the entire business and leads the PHH Arval 'go to market' strategy. She has responsibility for Marketing and Communications, Sales Operation and Administration, and management of the PHH Arval Global Alliance.
Cunningham joined PHH Arval in 2011. She has over 20 years of business-to-business marketing and strategic planning experience in such companies as Random House, AT&T Capital Corp., and Williams Scotsman.
PHH Arval Names Gary Anderson SVP, Chief Business Development Officer NA
PHH Arval has announced Gary Anderson as senior vice president and chief business development officer for North America.
"Placing the interests of customers first is one of our core values," said Jim Halliday, president of PHH Arval. "Gary will continue to ensure a high level of customer engagement, while supporting our commitment to driving new sales, providing enhanced technology tools, delivering proactive truck consultation, increasing adoption of telematics, and advancing asset management capabilities for material handling equipment."
Anderson joined PHH in 1986 and has held a wide variety of financial, sales support and direct sales-related positions.
PHH Arval Sale for 1.35 billion to Element Financial Corp Rumored
Reuters reported last week that Canadian equipment finance company Element Financial Corp is in exclusive talks to buy PHH Arval for about $1.35 billion.
Element has not commented, but PHH issued a statement late last week acknowledging that it is “engaged in discussions regarding a potential sale of PHH Arval,” while adding that there “can be no assurance that these discussions will result in a definitive agreement or on what terms. PHH had announced in February that it was considering selling or separating its fleet leasing business and mortgage business.
Donlen Partners with Top Canadian Fleet Firm
Donlen announced their strategic alignment with Jim Pattison Lease, a leading Canadian fleet management company with more than 28,000 vehicles under lease or management and part of the Jim Pattison Group, one of Canada’s largest privately held companies.
Under the agreement, the co-branded Donlen/Jim Pattison Lease maintenance product will provide Canadian customers with fleet management services from coast-to-coast and offer an established vendor network of service and repair facilities, as well as knowledgeable, bilingual maintenance technicians. In addition, drivers will access the extensive network using a co-branded maintenance card.
