Massimiliano Moi joins Leaseurope’s Board of Directors

On January 15th Leaseurope, the trade body representing leasing and automotive rental at European level and headquartered in Brussels, welcomed Massimiliano Moi, CEO of UniCredit Leasing as a new member of its Board of Directors.

Following the company’s top positioning in the 2008 Leaseurope Ranking for the second consecutive year, this nomination represents a further acknowledgement of UniCredit Leasing among the most important players of the industry at European level.

Commenting on this new appointment, Rüdiger von Fölkersamb, Leaseurope’s Chairman, said that “It is a real strength for Leaseurope to have a Board consisting of senior practitioners and to be able to benefit from their strategic guidance and experience. The joining of M. Moi will undoubtedly contribute in strengthening the representative voice of the leasing and automotive rental industries in Brussels and further afield especially in the current environment.”

Within the Board of Leaseurope, Massimiliano Moi is taking over from Lamberto Cioci, Vice-Chair of the Italian Leasing Association Assilea. On the occasion of his appointment, Massimiliano Moi expressed his commitment on the new assignment by declaring: “I am delighted to join Leaseurope’s Board of Directors at such a crucial time for Europe’s leasing and automotive rental industries. I look forward to working with my peers from across Europe and to being part of a flexible and efficient organization with such a good track record.”

With reference to Mr. Moi’s joining the institution’s Board of Directors, Leaseurope’s Director General, Mr. Tanguy van de Werve, also stated that: “Although a Federation of Member Associations, Leaseurope benefits immensely from its Board consisting of CEO-s of major leasing and rental companies. This is because of the support they provide, their cross-border view of things and the expertise they can make available to the Federation in case of need”.

As a Federation, Leaseurope brings together associations throughout Europe that represent either the leasing, long term and/or short term automotive rental industries.

It is estimated that Leaseurope represents approximately 96% of the European leasing market. In 2008, 330 billion euros of new leasing volumes were granted by the firms represented through Leaseurope's members, contributing to financing on average 18% of total European investment. Moreover, these firms are responsible for the leasing and rental of around 16 million cars throughout Europe.