Schembri has held senior marketing and consultancy roles with Arval, Masterlease, Volkswagen Financial Services and Argos.

Commenting on the announcement, Matt Dyer, LeasePlan’s commercial director, said: ‘We are delighted to announce Matt’s appointment. He brings with him a host of invaluable industry insight and we look forward to working with him to continue presenting LeasePlan’s first-class customer offering to our clients and prospects.

‘Matt’s marketing technology expertise has been called upon almost immediately and he has been closely involved with the ongoing implementation of our CRM tool across the UK business.’

Schembri said: ‘It’s great to be working with LeasePlan at a time when the company has such an ambitious and exciting future. I’m looking forward to developing the company’s industry-leading marketing vision and showcasing its position as “leaders in leasing”.’