Startline appoints Head of Commercial

Startline Motor Finance has announced the appointment of Gary McLeod to the newly-created role of Head of Commercial.

McLeod was one of the company’s earliest employees, being recruited as Underwriting Manager in 2013, he has risen through several positions as the company has expanded.

A graduate of Edinburgh Napier University, McLeod worked for a number of motor finance companies before joining Startline including Lloyds UDT, GE Capital Woodchester and Fortis Lease. He also held several risk and relationship management positions for Lloyds Banking Group.

Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline, said “Gary has been an invaluable member of the Startline team since almost the very beginning and we are very pleased to see him move into this new position, which will make the most of his skills and support our future goals.”