For 25 years Leaseguard has helped organisations get the most from their contracts. We're good at it because it's all we do. Our Contract Lifecycle methodology combines a unique approach to procuring and managing contracts with innovative technology and a team you can rely on to deliver results.
For more than 25 years, Leaseguard has helped large organisations procure and manage specialist contracts to deliver best value and enhance control over the whole contract lifecycle.
After a number of successful years in the leasing industry, Peter Mullin 'jumped ship' and started Leaseguard. The objective was to 'sit on the other side of the desk' and help lessees better negotiate with lessors, and better structure leases to reduce long-term cost. We were the world's first independent leasing consultancy. Clients included: The Prudential, Iceland Frozen Foods, Nuclear Electric, Dun & Bradstreet, Arjo Wiggins, American Express, Rank Hovis McDougall, Coopers & Lybrand, Hitachi.
We launched our first internet-based lease management system, Leaseguardonline, giving clients instant on-line access to their data and information. Leaseguardonline was amongst the earliest fully functioning internet- delivered business applications in the UK.
Leaseguard committed to the ambitious development of OPTIMiSe - a system conceived not just as an information and data management tool, but as a system that would proactively drive activity and decision making. Today OPTIMiSe is the hub for the delivery of all our services, and a platform for the collaborative relationship we have with our clients. Since 2001 we have invested over £5M in OPTIMiSe, and we are committed to spending over £0.5M per a year continually developing and improving it to ensure it stays at the cutting edge of technology and functionality.
Founder and CEO of Leaseguard, Peter has overseen the company's transformation. 25 years ago Leaseguard started life as leasing consultants. Today, with 50 staff and growing fast, we help our clients generate savings in a whole variety of ways. A keen and (very) competitive sportsman, Peter recently cycled from over 2,000KM from Rome to Santander, and still insists he is selected up-front for the Leaseguard football team.
Our Operations Director, Jon is responsible for service delivery across all our divisions. Having been with the company for more than 15 years, and worked across all of our services, he is perfectly positioned to do this. We asked Jon about hobbies but, with two young boys, Jon has his hands full!
Our IT Director, Simon and his team of 7 are responsible for developing and supporting our OPTIMiSe systems, used both to support our clients and to manage our entire business. No pressure there then, Simon! Having spent some of his early career working in Japan, Simon is an avowed Japanophile. Thankfully, however, we are yet to see his kimono.
Angela is our Business Administration Coordinator, and leads a very busy life working with Marketing, HR and Quality Management. Outside work, Angela can usually be found running around after her young son. When she is not participating in Thomas the Tank Engine activities she enjoys spending time relaxing with her partner.
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Russell works in our IT team as a Web Developer, so his role is vital to the development of our online systems. Previously Russell worked for a company developing online HR solutions. When not staring into his computer screen, Russell can be found out on the football pitch or embracing new music at gigs and festivals.
Andrew works in our Service Delivery Support team helping to ensure that our customers receive the highest level of support. Part of Andrew’s role is to produce high-quality reports. With his background as an analyst and skills in Microsoft Office, he is certainly suited to the role. He is also manager of the company football team. Outside work he likes to spend time with his little boy Jake, watching films, playing as superheroes and reading stories.
David works in our Service Delivery Support team and is responsible for providing vital support to the business. Outside of work David is kept very busy with his three children, one dog and no social life! His words not ours.
Niki is our Finance Manager, responsible for all the company accounts. She is also in charge of managing the needs of the office from stationery to vital pints of milk for the tea break. With three almost grown-up children, Niki is starting to reclaim her social life and now enjoys swimming, cinema trips and playing for a ladies cricket team, which just happens to be linked to the village pub!
Deb is one of our Service Delivery Coordinators, providing invaluable support to the business. Deb has lived in Oxford for 20 years now and along the way acquired a husband, two cats and a tortoise. She is a member of an enthusiastic, but largely unsuccessful pub quiz team. When not quizzing, Deb can be found DIY'ing and being creative using her trusty sidekick YouTube.
Marina works in our IT team as a Software Tester and her role is to look after the quality of our online systems. Marina came from Latvia where she worked for a large software development company that provided IT solutions and services to financial institutions. When Marina is at home she loves to spend time with her children, and on the odd occasion she has a spare moment she likes reading and going to concerts and the theatre.
Lead developer for the OPTIMiSe systems that drive our whole business, Lee is a valued member of the IT team. Since arriving at Leaseguard many years ago, Lee is now married with two young children. And, like many young men thrust into fatherhood, Lee has suddenly developed a passion for golf. Of course we believe him when he insists it's just for the fresh air and not an exercise in escapism.
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Laura Whelpdale-Edwards
If there is one thing we are good at, it's spotting talent and nurturing it. It's why every management vacancy over the last few years has been filled by someone at Leaseguard receiving a well-deserved promotion. And, of the people that have been here more than two years, almost half of them have been promoted. If you want to kick-start your career, call us.
