David is the Commercial Manager (UK & Ireland) for Arrival Automotive UK. He is an experienced fleet industry professional specialising in safe, green and efficient fleet management having worked across the fleet industry for 25 years with several different leasing and daily rental companies as well as the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and Zurich Insurance.

Over the last 15 years as a Fleet Consultant, David has helped hundreds of organisations develop robust environmental fleet strategies to support carbon reduction objectives including the effective transition to and adoption of plug-in vehicles.

Now working for the new electric vehicle manufacturer, Arrival Automotive, David has been at the forefront of fleet electrification for the last 15 years having originally developed the Plugged in Fleets Initiative whilst at the Energy Saving Trust for the UK Department for Transport and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.

As well as being a member of the EV working group for the British Vehicle and Rental Association and the EV committee for the Association of Fleet Professionals, David is a regular speaker at fleet industry events on electric vehicles, the highlight of which was his invitation to speak at the Oxford International EV Summit in 2019.

In our conversation we talk about how a career in automotive was most definitely not his first choice, feeling that something was missing in his career and finally discovering it and how through a series of moves he now finds himself operating at the forefront of sustainable mobility.

I hope you enjoy getting to know David in this way and hearing his career story. As always I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.

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Episode recorded on 7 January 2022