Responsible
By contributing to the safe mobility of people and goods
By making mobility flexible and accessible
By offering a natural complement to public transportation and micro mobility
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In 2017, our Group initiated a structured CSR approach with the « Commit Together » program, in order to share its commitments with all of its employees on various aspects of Corporate Social Responsability. By focusing on 4 main priorities, the « Commit Together » program supports both the Group’s strategy and its purpose: offering attractive alternatives to vehicle ownership, in a responsible and sustainable way.
Peter Gowers is Europcar Mobility Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board since June 2022.
Peter Gowers has more than 15 years of experience within the travel industry including 8 years at FTSE-100 InterContinental Hotel Group. During these years, he has gained international experience in brands, customers, technology & transformation management in Europe, Asia & the Americas.
Peter began his career by joining the management consulting firm Arthur D. Little, as an analyst.
In 1999, he joined InterContinental Hotels Group as strategy officer and then Chief Marketing Officer. He then became Chief Executive of the Asia-Pacific region in 2007.
From 2011 to 2013, Peter led Safestore Holding as CEO.
Prior to joining Europcar Mobility Group, Peter Gowers was CEO of Travelodge Hotels, a company operating in the hotels and hospitality sector in the UK, Ireland and Spain.
Peter Gowers has graduated from a Master´s Degree in Law from Keble College at Oxford University.
Philip de Klerk is Europcar Mobility Group’s CFO and member of the management board. He joined the Group in June 2022.
Prior to him joining Europcar Mobility Group, Philip has been Group CFO at Clarks, an international shoe manufacturer and retailer, CEO and CFO at Low & Bonar plc, building and construction materials, and CFO at regional airline Flybe.
Previously, he occupied various senior finance roles in blue chip companies like Unilever, Ineos and SABMiller. He started his career at Unilever.
Philip studied business economics (drs.) in Rotterdam and law (mr.) at the Open University in Heerlen. He completed his post-graduation education as register controller (RC) at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
Holger Peters is Chairman of Europcar Mobility Group’s Supervisory Board.
Since January 2022, Holger Peters heads the Volkswagen Group’s Transformation Office and as such is a Volkswagen representative in the Consortium with Attestor and PON. Furthermore, he is member and chairman of Green Mobility Holding’s supervisory board and member of Pfinder KG’s supervisory board.
In his previous role, Holger Peters was CEO of Porsche Financial Services GmbH & Co. KG and Group Executive Officer of the Porsche Financial Services Group which provides mobility, insurance and financal services in more than 16 countries to the Volkswagen Group Brands: Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti.
Overall, Holger Peters has more than 26 years of experience in the Volkswagen Group with various international top management roles at OEM, captive and retail level.
Imelda Labbé has over 35 years of experience in the automotive industry. She has held a wide range of management positions in Germany and abroad - including in sales, after sales and production.
From 1989 to 2013, Imelda Labbé worked at Opel and General Motors - including as Head of Quality at the Opel plant in Antwerp, the Netherlands, and as Opel's Head of Sales for the German market.
In 2013, she moved to the Volkswagen Group as Spokeswoman of the Management Board of ŠKODA AUTO Germany and subsequently took on various international management tasks. From 2016, Imelda Labbé was responsible for the Global After-Sales business of the Volkswagen Group and was most recently Spokeswoman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen OTLG.
Imelda Labbé is Member of the Board of Management for Sales, Marketing and After Sales at Volkswagen Passenger Cars as of July 1, 2022.
She studied business administration in Mannheim and also earned a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University.
Janus Smalbraak started his career as Investment Manager at NeSBIC Group B.V. In early 2000, Janus Smalbraak joined Pon Holding B.B. as Director of Strategy and Development and was actively involved in the takeover of Geveke N.V. by Pon in 2003.
From 2005 to 2010 he was CEO of Pon's Equipment + Power business. Since 2010, Janus Smaalbrak has been CEO of Pon Holdings B.V., with overall responsibility for Pon in all areas.
David Alhadeff started his career as an Executive Director (Technology, Media, Telecom) at Goldman Sachs & Co Investment Banking Division in London in 2008.
In 2012, he joined ATTESTOR Ltd London UK as a Partner, responsible for special opportunity strategies. He specializes on investments in the corporate, real estate, hospitality and shipping sectors. He is also responsible for corporate control investments.
David Alhadeff holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Jan-Christoph Peters started his career as an analyst at Greenhill&Co and Carval Investors UK limited before founding ATTESTOR Capital LLP in 2011. He is currently a Director and Investment Manager at Attestor Limited, and a director at Attestor Value Fund GP Limited, Attestor Value Fund Limited, Attestor Capital Limited and Attestor Services Limited.
Jan-Christoph Peters holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Frankfurt and a Master's degree in Philosophy of Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Peter Gowers is Europcar Mobility Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board since June 2022.
Peter Gowers has more than 15 years of experience within the travel industry including 8 years at FTSE-100 InterContinental Hotel Group. During these years, he has gained international experience in brands, customers, technology & transformation management in Europe, Asia & the Americas.
Peter began his career by joining the management consulting firm Arthur D. Little, as an analyst.
In 1999, he joined InterContinental Hotels Group as strategy officer and then Chief Marketing Officer. He then became Chief Executive of the Asia-Pacific region in 2007.
From 2011 to 2013, Peter led Safestore Holding as CEO.
Prior to joining Europcar Mobility Group, Peter Gowers was CEO of Travelodge Hotels, a company operating in the hotels and hospitality sector in the UK, Ireland and Spain.
Peter Gowers has graduated from a Master´s Degree in Law from Keble College at Oxford University.
Philip de Klerk is Europcar Mobility Group’s CFO and member of the management board. He joined the Group in June 2022.
Prior to him joining Europcar Mobility Group, Philip has been Group CFO at Clarks, an international shoe manufacturer and retailer, CEO and CFO at Low & Bonar plc, building and construction materials, and CFO at regional airline Flybe.
Previously, he occupied various senior finance roles in blue chip companies like Unilever, Ineos and SABMiller. He started his career at Unilever.
Philip studied business economics (drs.) in Rotterdam and law (mr.) at the Open University in Heerlen. He completed his post-graduation education as register controller (RC) at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
Olivier Baldassari joined Europcar Mobility Group in January 2019.
Previously he was VP Operations and Logistics for the USA at Rexel, where he strongly contributed to the transformation of the activity.
He has a recognized experience in Operations and in Technology as enablers of transformation, implemented across different business environment and cultures.
Previously, he held different senior management positions at Rexel (in France and Southern Europe), Delphi Corporation and at Smurfit Kappa.
José Blanco is Group Chief Sales Officer, member of the Executive Committee, since July 2020: a role that he took on in the context of "CONNECT 2023", the transformation plan of the Group.
José Blanco was previously Managing Director of the Low-Cost BU, member of the Executive Committee, a position he assumed since June 2019. Prior to this, he was Sales and Marketing Director for Europcar Mobility Group UK and before that, he held the same position in Spain.
José Blanco has over 20 years of experience in leisure and tourism, managing sales & marketing areas in companies such as Portaventura Park and Resort, Grandvalira Ski and Pullmantur Cruises (Royal Caribbean Group).
Aurélia Cheval joined the Group in 2015 to manage the Initial Public Offering and develop the investor relations.
In 2017, she set up the Strategy Office to ensure on top of the definition of the Group Strategy its implementation through the Mergers & Acquisitions, as well as through a reinforced Project Management Office.
Since January 2019, she has served as Group Chief Strategy Officer, member of the Executive Committee.
Previously, she was Director of Investor Relations at Vivendi, and took part to the IPO and M&A program at SFR.
Xavier Corouge joined the Group in 2013, as Group Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, member of the Executive Committee. As such, he was in charge of Marketing, E-commerce, Direct sales and Customer relationship for all brands and markets.
He was then appointed Managing Director of the Urban Mobility Business Unit in May 2019.
In July 2020, Xavier took on the role of Group Chief Business and Customer Officer, in charge of the Service Lines of the Group, as part of the "CONNECT 2023" transformation plan of the Group.
The Service Lines - Proximity, Leisure and Professional - are responsible for the steering and the deployment of enhanced Europcar Mobility Group mobility solutions, assuring centralized definition and consistent implementation of the offer, everywhere the Group operates.
Xavier Corouge is also member of the Board of Directors at Wanderio ; a company where Europcar Mobility Group holds a minority stake.
Prior to this, Xavier Corouge held several senior positions in the travel and digital industry, from E-Commerce Director at Thomas Cook Group to Head of Marketing and CRM at OUI.Sncf and Vivendi Group.
Denis Langlois has been a member of the Executive Committee since October 2017, as Group Human Resources Director.
Previously, he has served as VP Human Resources at Oberthur Technologies (2013-2017), at Lagardère Active (2009-2013), at Technicolor (2002-2009), and at Philips (1998-2002).
Carlos Leira joined the Group in early 2023 as Chief Product & Technology Officer, and member of the Executive Committee. He was previously Global Chief Technology Officer at Computershare, leading large dispersed global teams that served complex B2C and B2B customer needs. Prior to this, Carlos held a range of product and technology roles with the France Telecom businesses Orange and Wanadoo including developing customer and billing platforms, financial systems and networks. Earlier in his career he worked in Consulting and Technology vendors.
A Spanish national, Carlos has spent extensive periods working in Europe and the Americas, and he holds a masters degree in Computer Engineering from Deusto, Bilbao and an MBA from Cranfield, UK, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.
Franck Rohard joined the Group in June 2015, as Group Secretary General, member of the Executive Committee.
Prior to that, Franck Rohard held the position of Group General Counsel and Head of Legal for SFR Group. Franck also served as Head of Legal in various airline companies such as AOM Group, Air Liberté (Group) or TAT European airlines.
Gary Smith is Deputy Chief Operating Officer. He joined the Executive Committee in July 2020 as Managing Director, Northern Europe & US ; a role that he took on in the context of the "CONNECT" transformation plan of the Group.
Gary was previously Managing Director for Europcar Mobility Group UK, a position he assumed in mid-2016.
Prior to this, he was Finance Director for Europcar Mobility Group UK since joining the Group in 2012.
He has over 30 years of experience in the transportation and tourism industries and strong knowledge of the vehicle rental market.
