GE Capital today announced that Arthur Mathysen Gerst has been appointed Managing Director for Pan-European Fleet Services to oversee the growth of the business throughout the region. He will be responsible for identifying new pan-European customers, developing new products and services and working with the key markets to gain market share and service customers. Mathysen Gerst will report into Isabel Fernandez, Chief Commercial Officer for GE Capital in EMEA.
Prior to his appointment, Mathysen Gerst was with LeasePlan for 10 years. Most recently he was Managing Director of LeasePlan Belgium and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Excelease. Before that he was Managing Director of LeasePlan Brazil and, from 2000-2004, was Managing Director of LeasePlan Poland. Earlier in his career, Mathysen Gerst spent 10 years with increasing management and sales responsibility with Akzo Nobel, in The Netherlands, Singapore and Poland.
"We are delighted to bring such an experienced fleet leader into GE Capital," said Isabel Fernandez, Chief Commercial Officer for GE Capital in EMEA. "Arthur's proven track record and knowledge of the international fleet industry will help us to continue developing our business throughout the region. We're investing significantly in our technology and pan-European services and Arthur's expertise will be invaluable as we look to introduce new online tools and products."
GE Capital is one of Europe's largest fleet management companies and one of the leading providers of financing to European SMEs. GE Capital manages approximately 250,000 vehicles and has operations in 16 countries across the region.
Michael Goodbody
GE Capital EMEA
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