Our executive team

Matthew Hamilton-James

Matthew Hamilton-James - Interim CEO

Matthew Hamilton-James

Interim CEO

Matthew was appointed Interim CEO of Motability Operations Group plc on 1 April 2020. Before that he was Finance Director, first for Motability Operations and then the Group, and prior to that, Head of Financial Control from 2008.

  • As CEO, Matthew is responsible for formulating strategy and driving performance across all aspects of the business
  • Before joining Motability Operations, Matthew was an accountant with a large automotive dealer group
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Gareth Everson - Interim Finance Director

Gareth Everson

Interim Finance Director

Gareth was appointed interim Finance Director on 1 April 2020, covering the position while Matthew Hamilton-James is interim CEO. Gareth has been at the company since 2007 in a variety of senior manager roles including Head of Financial Control since 2016.

  • Responsible for the effective management and governance of the company’s financial performance
  • Before joining us Gareth held finance management roles across a variety of public and private organisations
Jo Pentland

Jo Pentland - Corporate Services Director and Group Company Secretary

Jo Pentland

Corporate Services and HR Director and Group Company Secretary

Jo was appointed our Corporate Services Director in June 2015 and more recently (2018) HR Director, and has held the position of Group Company Secretary since 2008 having previously been appointed the Company Secretary of Motability Operations in 2005.

  • Jo is a Qualified Chartered Secretary
  • Prime role is to ensure that the company satisfies its statutory, legal and regulatory duties including summoning Director and Shareholder meetings and ensuring proceedings are properly recorded
  • Responsible for the Corporate Governance of the company and the HR function
  • Before joining us, Jo was Company Secretary at Dial Contracts Limited
     
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Ashley Sylvester - Risk and Business Systems Director

Ashley Sylvester

Risk and Business Systems Director

Ashley became our Risk and Business Systems Director in April 2014, having previously held the positions of Operations Director since 2006 and Asset and Pricing Director since 2003.

  • Responsible for ensuring effective risk management across the business 
  • Leads the operation and development of the IT systems which support our customers
  • Before joining us, Ashley was Risk Director at LeasePlan UK
     

 

Ian Goswell

Ian Goswell - Commercial Director

Ian Goswell

Commercial Director

Ian has been our Commercial Director since 2004.

  • Responsible for development of the customer proposition and for increasing awareness and understanding of the Scheme
  • Operational responsibility for customer services, dealer services and vehicle remarketing
  • Relationship responsibility for Scheme partners including vehicle manufacturers, dealers and major suppliers
  • Leads development of strategy for the business
  • Ian has extensive experience of the vehicle leasing industry and previously held the position of Commercial Director at LeasePlan UK and Executive Director at Dial UK for seven years