Leasing Foundation

The Leasing Foundation

The Leasing Foundation
Founded 2012
Founder Andrew Denton, Tarun Mistry, Derek Soper, Peter Thomas,
Type Nonprofit organisation
Focus Leasing and asset finance
Location
  • London, UK
Area served
 Europe, Asia, Africa
Products Leasing Fellows, Women in Leasing, The Asset Finance Observatory, Leasing360, The Leasing Foundation Future Leaders
Services industry research, education, training, professional development, philanthropy
Members
 c. 150
Key people
 Andrew Denton (CEO), Tarun Mistry (CFO), Derek Soper (Chairman), Peter Thomas (COO).
Mission To support the leasing and asset finance industry in Europe, Asia and Africa through research, development and giving.
Website leasingfoundation.org

The Leasing Foundation [1] (The Leasing Industry Philanthropic and Research Foundation Limited), established in 2012,[2] is a non-profit organisation based in the City of London.

Mission

The mission of the foundation is to support the leasing and asset finance industry in Europe, Asia and Africa by providing focus and organisation for charitable activities, by performing rigorous, challenging and relevant research in areas that impact the industry, and by seeking opportunities to sustain the industry by developing people in the industry.

Governors and Fellows

The 30 Governors of the Leasing Foundation represent organisations including RBS, Seimens, CHP Consulting, IAA-Advisory, Grant Thornton, Santander, IBM, ING, Lombard, HSBC, John Deere, Pitney Bowes, Aldermore, De Large Landen and Close Brothers. The patron of the Leasing Foundation is Chris Sullivan, Chief Executive UK Corporate, Royal Bank of Scotland. The Foundation also has almost 100 Fellows (as of August 2014) representing organisations from across Europe.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Leasing Foundation". The Leasing Foundation. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Not-for-profit foundation to boost leasing". Leasing Life. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Foundation Features on list of 50 most influential in leasing". World Leasing News. Retrieved 27 June 2013.