Leaseurope appoints new Board of Directors for 2026–2028

Leaseurope has announced the appointment of its new Board of Directors for the 2026–2028 term, 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 executives from across Europe’s leasing, asset finance and automotive rental industries, representing a broad range of financial institutions and specialist providers.

The 11-member Board comprises:

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, Member of the Managing Board, Rabobank, and CEO and Chair of the Executive Board of DLL

The Board is responsible for overseeing Leaseurope’s activities and strategic direction, representing the Federation’s members and supporting its work on behalf of the European leasing and automotive rental sectors.

It operates alongside Leaseurope’s General Assembly, which brings together the Federation’s member associations and plays a central role in its governance.

The appointments were approved by the General Assembly during its meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, ahead of the 2026 Leaseurope & Eurofinas Annual Conventions, held on 15–16 October.

The new Board will formally take office on 1 November 2026, with its two-year term running until October 2028.