Leaseurope appoints new Board of Directors for 2026–2028 term

Leaseurope has appointed a new Board of Directors for the next two years, with Stefan Davidsson, Executive Vice President at DNB Finans, continuing as Chair. Khaled Shahbo, Senior Vice President Europe at Enterprise Mobility, and Alexander Schmidecker, CEO of Raiffeisen Leasing, have been appointed Vice-Chairs. 

The new Board brings together senior representatives from across the European leasing and automotive rental industries: 

• Bart Beckers, Deputy CEO, Arval 
• Neil Pein, CEO, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions 
• Stefan Davidsson, Executive Vice President, DNB Finans 
• Jana Hanusova, CEO, ESSOX 
• Enrico Giancoli, CEO, BCC Leasing 
• Yann Leriche, Director Assets & Supply, Petit Forestier Group 
• Fernando Arce Saez, Head of Transaction Banking, CaixaBank 
• John Phillipou, Managing Director of SME Lending, Paragon Bank 
• Alexander Schmidecker, CEO, Raiffeisen Leasing 
• Khaled Shahbo, Senior Vice President Europe, Enterprise Mobility 
• Lara Yocarini, CEO, DLL 

The Board oversees Leaseurope’s activities and strategic direction, representing the Federation’s members and supporting its work on behalf of the European leasing and automotive rental industries. It operates within Leaseurope’s governance structure, alongside the General Assembly, which brings together the federation’s members. 

The General Assembly approved the appointments of the Board members, Chair and Vice-Chairs during last week’s meeting in Sofia, ahead of the 2026 Leaseurope & Eurofinas Annual Conventions. The new Board’s term begins on 1 November 2026 and runs until October 2028.