The Alta Group Broadens International Expertise – Paul Piggott Joins EMEA Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Alta Group Broadens International Expertise – Paul Piggott Joins EMEA Team
New Website for EMEA and other Alta Regions
London – 3 August 2009
The Alta Group, the premier global asset finance consultancy, has appointed Paul Piggott as an Associate in its EMEA Region. Paul has been based in Cape Town, South Africa, for four years and, amongst his achievements, has an impressive track record of building high-performing vendor leasing programmes. He has 20 years’ international experience across a wide spectrum of markets and asset types and in all aspects of business development, including M&A.
Paul specialises in vendor finance and has worked for both lessors and vendors. He has a thorough understanding of the requirements for developing, implementing and successfully running vendor programmes and is a highly-regarded hands-on global programme leader and enthusiastic exponent of vendor finance.
Paul helps international lessors and vendors understand and successfully enter the African market and assists local financial institutions in developing their knowledge base and product/service offerings. Paul additionally uses his empathy for emerging markets in the Middle East and elsewhere to help lessors, vendors and local banks explore and seize opportunities.
Prior to joining Alta, Paul held various general management and business roles with major asset finance companies including GE Capital, Heller Vendor Financial Services and, latterly, Key Equipment Finance. At KEF, he had overall responsibility for new and existing vendor programmes and thrived on the opportunity to build and lead the team that drove the turnaround of the European business.
Malcolm Ogle, Chairman of Alta’s EMEA Region, said: “We are delighted that Paul has joined us. He is widely acknowledged as a leading vendor finance expert and his vast knowledge and enthusiastic approach to business opportunities and challenges will be of significant benefit to our large international client base.”
Paul Piggott enthused: “Alta is the global authority on asset finance and it is an honour to be part of the team. We have identified various business opportunities and I am delighted to have the opportunity to play an active role in helping clients implement their business strategies and achieve success.”
The Alta Group recently launched its new global website, http://www.thealtagroup.com. Information on the EMEA team, including its comprehensive portfolio of services, was completely refreshed, along with that for Alta’s other Regions. The new website reflects Alta’s growing global presence and supremacy.
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ABOUT THE ALTA GROUP
The Alta Group is a niche international consultancy of multi-skilled asset finance professionals with extensive hands-on experience running leasing companies and in all aspects of leasing. Alta’s EMEA Region celebrated a decade of service in 2008. The Group provides a broad array of strategic advisory services: M&A, captive finance and vendor programmes, marketing, interim management, professional development and problem resolution for clients across EMEA, North America, Latin America, Australia, China and generally around the world. Alta’s clients include banks, independent lessors of various sizes, manufacturers, captives, vendors and others.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Margaret Waldren, MW Links
+44 (0)1372 277772
margaret@mwlinks.com
Malcolm Ogle, The Alta Group
+44 (0) 1825 713356
+44 (0) 7740 723466
malcolmogle@thealtagroup.eu.com
