
Decide who will enter the Fleet Europe Hall of Fame 2026!
Each year, the Fleet Europe Awards recognize one person for their outstanding contribution to the fleet and mobility industry. This October, who will join the ranks of the immortals as the 2026 inductee in the Fleet Europe Hall of Fame?
Deadline: October 2nd
Meet the 3 finalists

Saban Tekedereli
Category Director Fleet & Travel Europe
Securitas
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Category Director Fleet & Travel Europe at Securitas, leading the strategy, governance, and optimization of a European fleet of approximately 14,000 vehicles.
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Senior international fleet and mobility leader > 25 years extensive experience in fleet transformation, road safety, sustainability, telematics, and digital innovation.
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Recognized contributor to the Connected Fleet, LCV Expert Day & Fleet Europe Turkey Conferences, actively supporting knowledge-sharing, networking, and best-practice development across the sector.
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Supporter of the IFMI e-Learning Initiative, to advance professional development and education for international fleet managers.
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Recipient of the International Connected Fleet Manager of the Year 2023 award at the Fleet Europe Awards.
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Passionate about driving operational excellence, data-driven decision-making, and sustainable mobility solutions across international organizations.

Annie Pin
Chief Commercial Officer
Ayvens
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Annie Pin is an acknowledged and widely respected senior executive with more than 20 years of experience across financial services and leasing, fleet and mobility.
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Joined ALD Automotive in 2010, becoming Managing Director of ALD Norway in 2016 and Chief Commercial Officer in 2019; she played a key role in the integration of LeasePlan and ALD into Ayvens, and continues as CCO of Ayvens, and serves on its Executive Committee.
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Throughout her career, she has remained strongly committed to supporting fleet managers, partners and customers in turning their strategies into action and achieving their wider corporate objectives.
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Has played a leading role in the transition to electric mobility and the development of responsible and sustainable fleet and mobility solutions.
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A strong advocate for gender diversity and female leadership in fleet and mobility, actively supporting Inspiring Women in Fleet and promoting mentorship and opportunities for women across the industry.

Richard Knubben
Director General
Leaseurope and Eurofinas
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Director General of Leaseurope, representing the interests of Europe’s leasing and automotive rental industries.
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Director General of Eurofinas, representing the interest of the consumer finance industry and car finance companies
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Through Leaseurope, represents an industry network comprising 46 member associations across 32 European countries.
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Has over 23 years of experience in corporate and political interest representation at European level.
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A prominent industry voice in Brussels, engaging with European policymakers on regulation and major issues affecting leasing, corporate fleets and automotive rental.
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Actively contributes to the debate around fleet electrification and the European automotive transition, including policies affecting corporate fleets, EV affordability, charging infrastructure and leasing.
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Lately, he has been a strong and consistent voice defending the interests of vehicle leasing and rental companies, as well as their fleet customers, in the European policy debate around the Automotive Package and the proposed regulation on Clean Corporate Vehicles.