REDDE NORTHGATE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Non - Executive Chairman
Avril has more than 25 years' experience in leading businesses in the automotive industry in a number of senior executive and non-executive roles and was appointed as Non-executive Chairman in August 2019.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Spain Management Board
- Director of Operations and Development
Begoña helps our business grow in Spain. She joined Northgate in 2004, assuming the delivery of our commercial objectives across the north and south zones of the Spanish business in 2008. From 2011, she expanded her remit to include responsibility for the central zone and the Canary Islands, being appointed as Director of Operations and Development of Northgate Spain in August 2022.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Venture Partner at Molten Ventures Plc
Bindi was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in May 2022. Bindi brings deep experience in technology and innovation having held senior board, investment and advisory roles across the technology ecosystem in Europe.
Bindi is currently a Venture Partner at Molten Ventures Plc, a European Technology Venture Capital Fund. Bindi is also an Advisory Board Member of CognitionX, Humanity Health and Wrisk Ltd and a World Economic Forum Member for the Digital Leaders of Europe. Bindi also serves on the University of East London Board of Governors, where she is also Chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
Diane is our technology expert, helping us transform and keep pace with new technology and the digital needs of the business and customers. She joined Redde Northgate as Chief Information Officer in November 2020, having had extensive previous experience across a range of multinational businesses including in the food manufacturing, retail, and IT Services sectors.
Job Titles:
- Commercial and Marketing Director
- Member of the Spain Management Board
Eduardo is our sales and marketing expert in Spain. He joined Northgate in 2004 as Commercial Director having acquired lots of experience in similar roles for LeasePlan, Wolters Kluwer and AIG Life. Eduardo leads all the commercial divisions, marketing and communications teams in Northgate Spain.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Redde
Harvey is one of our biggest customer champions and knows just what our insurance customers need, now and in the future. With over 20 years' experience at FMG, in 2020, Harvey was appointed Managing Director of the Redde businesses which includes FMG, Auxillis, FMG Repair Services and NewLaw, ensuring we keep delivering the highest level of customer service across the businesses.
James Kerton - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
Job Titles:
- Company Secretary
- General Counsel
James leads our legal, compliance and corporate governance teams, which help us to get things done in the right way and to stay compliant. James joined us as General Counsel and Company Secretary in January 2022 and has significant listed company and legal practice experience, with previous senior roles at Convatec Group plc, London Stock Exchange Group plc and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Senior Independent Director and Remuneration Committee Chairman
John was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in January 2019, Senior Independent Director in September 2019 and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in May 2022 and has a wide range of experience in a number of executive roles in the consumer goods and logistics sectors and non-executive roles across a range of other industries.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Spain Management Board
- CEO Northgate Espana
Jorge knows all there is to know about van rental services in Spain, having been the CEO of Northgate Espana since 2019, focussing the business and colleagues on building an ever-evolving array of mobility solutions that are unique to the Spanish marketplace. Jorge draws on over 15 years of experience leading strategy, business development and operations functions for industrial and rental companies as well as almost a decade at a global strategy consultancy.
Job Titles:
- Group Corporate Services Director
Katie helps keep our business running smoothly as our Group Corporate Services Director since March 2020. Bringing her previous commercial and legal experience across multiple sectors with her, as well as having been Northgate's Group Company Secretary & General Counsel since 2016, Katie has executive responsibility for the IT, HR and other Group corporate services, including Property, Procurement, Insurance, Change & Internal Communications.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Non - Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman
Mark was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in September 2019; since the Merger he has chaired the Audit Committee. Mark has more than 20 years' public company experience including international accounting, corporate finance and banking transactions, as well as sitting on a number of public company boards.
Mark was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in February 2020. He had previously joined the board of Redde plc as Non-executive Director in March 2009, chairing the remuneration committee for a large part of his tenure. He brings extensive sector management and commercial experience, having spent six years as CEO of Avis Europe plc.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Executive Director
Martin was appointed to the Board as CEO in February 2020 as the former CEO of Redde plc, having been in that role since 2011 after joining a subsidiary of the group as Managing Director in 2005. Martin has over 25 years' insurance industry and vehicle sector experience.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Spain Management Board
- Fleet Director
Nacho knows just what our Spanish fleet customers need from us to support their business. He joined our Spanish business in 1997 and was appointed Director of Fleet in 2003. Nacho is responsible for the acquisition and management of our fleet in Spain.
Job Titles:
- UK Sales & Marketing Director Northgate Vehicle Hire
Neil is one of our biggest customer champions and knows just what our customers need, now and in the future. He joined Northgate as the UK Sales & Marketing Director in 2017 and has extensive industry experience including previous roles as CEO of Nexus and Vice President at National and Alamo Rent a Car UK & EMEA. He also holds executive responsibility for the Charged EV, Blakedale and FridgeXpress businesses.
Nicola was appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in November 2022. Nicola is a well-known figure in the employment law world with significant experience advising public companies and other clients on people issues and governance, and on their strategic initiatives such as those relating to diversity and workplace culture.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Director
Philip was appointed as CFO in July 2018. He has extensive experience in senior finance roles across a range of sectors worldwide.
Job Titles:
- Member of the United Kingdom & Ireland Management Board
- UK Group HR Director
Richard is passionate about our people. He helps colleagues to thrive so they can be their very best and give the very best support to our customers too. Richard joined Redde Northgate in 2021 as UK Group HR Director. He joined our business from Jet2 where he was HR Director for the Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays businesses for 11 years, having supported their rapid growth and expansion through strategic HR guidance. Richard draws on his extensive experience to help the business deliver results and high levels of people engagement.
Richard is our UK&I - focused numbers expert and has been our UK&I Group FD for Redde Northgate since August 2021, with overall responsibility for the Finance function. He joined Redde Northgate in 2018, holding a variety of roles including Head of Group Strategy, FP&A and Investor Relations. Richard has had several senior finance and accountancy roles for nearly 25 years, principally in the financial services sector.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Spain Management Board
Roberto is our numbers expert in Spain. He joined Northgate Spain as CFO in 2021 from DS Smith a leading packaging solutions provider where he led the FP&A function for Southern Europe. Roberto brought extensive experience with him to his current role, having had various financial and strategic planning responsibilities across multinationals including the Uralita Group and URSA, where he was the financial director of its subsidiary in Russia.
Job Titles:
- Head of Investor Relations
Job Titles:
- Member of the Spain Management Board
- Director of Development and Sustainability
Teresa is our sustainability expert, helping create a greener future for our customers and our business. She joined Northgate Spain as director of development and sustainability in 2021 and leads on the development and promotion of our sustainable automotive business solutions. Teresa joined us with over 15 years' experience in the sustainability space, including her last role as head of urban mobility at Iberdrola.
Job Titles:
- Member of the United Kingdom & Ireland Management Board
- Fleet Director Northgate Vehicle Hire UK & I
Tim is our go to expert on our fleet and service provision. He joined Northgate as Fleet Director in March 2018 and is responsible for all Fleet and Branch Operational activities for the Northgate and Auxillis brands. He has over 30 years of experience in the vehicle rental industry having worked both in the UK and Germany in various roles including Fleet Director for National Alamo/Europcar. Tim also holds executive responsibility for the Van Monster and Northgate Ireland, serves on the Management Board of the BVRLA (industry body) and chairs the Commercial Vehicle Committee.
Job Titles:
- Human Resources Director
- Member of the Spain Management Board
Valle is our people's person. She is willing to go the extra mile to make our team's work environment better so we can give a better service to our clients. Valle joined Norghate Spain in 2022. She brought more than 25 years of HR experience in very diverse companies like Amadeus, where she implemented the HR Business partner approach for all corporate functions, AMB-Rexel, Office Depot or Astra Zeneca.