Centrica has appointed Rob Simister to head of fleet at British Gas, after former Fleet News fleet manager of the year, Steve Winter, left the role in April.
Simister will be responsible for management of 10,500 passenger and commercial vehicles, and creation and delivery of the net zero vehicle fleet strategy across the Centrica business.
He was previously marketing portfolio manager at Centrica, where he was responsible for the creative and media strategy, and tender process for renewal of Centrica's marketing needs across all businesses and channels.
Winter, who succeeded Colin Marriot as head of fleet at the utility company in 2017, has already electrified large swathes of the British Gas fleet.
British Gas owner Centrica has committed to being a net zero business - electrifying its 12,000 vehicle fleet - by 2025.
Its company car scheme is plug-in hybrids and electric only, with an order bank of virtually all battery electric vehicles. British Gas’s salary sacrifice scheme is full electric only.
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Gareth has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist having started his career in local newspapers in the 1990s. Prior to joining Fleet News in 2008, he worked in the public sector as a media advisor and is currently news editor at Fleet News.
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