Fleet Operations makes key appointments to support new service offerings

Fleet Operations has announced three key appointments for 2022, further cementing its plans for growth.

Paul Edmed, business partnership manager at Fleet Operations

The specialist provider of outsourced fleet management and mobility services said its latest team members, all leading experts in their fields, would support work to expand its service offering and further build the proposition.

Paul Edmed and Warren Fisher join the firm as business partnership managers.

Edmed brings more than 20 years’ fleet and lease industry experience – including senior account management roles at LeasePlan, AMT Contract Hire & Leasing and Avis Budget Group – and is also a seasoned telematics specialist following a role at telematics specialist Airmax Remote.

Warren Fisher also joins Fleet Operations as a business partnership manager

Warren Fisher was previously at Select Vehicle Leasing and has over 30 years’ experience in automotive finance, banking, leasing and fleet consultancy.

He brings an in-depth understanding of the key mobility challenges facing businesses and offers extensive expertise in the delivery of tailored fleet management solutions to both public and private sector clients.

Philip Gregory has also been appointed as strategic account manager to advise on bespoke strategic direction for key clients and support ongoing product and service evolution.

Philip Gregory becomes strategic account manager at Fleet Operations

A leading total cost of ownership expert, Gregory was previously at Lex Autolease where he spent 20 years in various customer-facing roles, most recently spearheading fleet outsourcing strategy development for three of the UK’s largest corporate and public-sector fleets.

Gregory will also draw on his EV and Road to Zero expertise in his new position, playing a core role in advising clients on the transition to electric.

Richard Hipkiss, managing director at Fleet Operations, commented: “This is a particularly exciting year for Fleet Operations as we celebrate our 20th year in business and set our sights on even more ambitious success. We are delighted to welcome three of the fleet industry’s most respected experts. Each has a wealth of experience in helping car and van fleet clients to decrease cost, improve efficiency and meet evolving challenges like the drive to decarbonisation – which is what Fleet Operations is all about.”

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.