Postponed due to Covid-19.
Date: TBC Venue: Hilton Doubletree Hotel, Coventry CV2 2ST
This year’s a big one for finance and insurance in auto retail. The FCA is breathing down the neck of the industry. Lookers is already under investigation and there is every chance other groups come under the spotlight too.
That’s why we’re running our most important conference of the year The Future of F&I to make sure retailers meet the challenges of legislation and deliver healthy profits from their F&I operations:
- For instance, are you properly up to speed on SM&CR? You should be.
- Do you know if you’ll be 100% safe if the FCA comes knocking?
- Have you worked out how ‘open’ you’ll need to be with the customer?
- How will you keep delivering the necessary profits from your F&I operations?
Book your place now. Call the conference hotline 01572 724687 or register above.
Due to limited places tickets can only be booked by auto retailers or manufacturer/NSC’s on this site.
If you are a supplier please call 01572 724687 to discuss attendance at this event.
Our speakers and panellists will set the record straight, divulge new research and be available to answer your questions. The list of experts is the strongest we’ve ever had for a conference and includes:
Mark Lavery, CEO, Cambria Automobiles • Graeme Potts, CEO, Eden Motor Group • Neil Smith, Operations Director, Imperial Cars • Mike Pierce, Managing Director, Sytner Finance• Adrian Dally, Head of Motor, FLA • Andy Tong, Founder, Profit Training • Steve Rowe, F&I Director Vertu and many more. See the full conference agenda below
Join us on 2nd April to ensure your F&I safety and future profitability. Book your ticket above or call the conference hotline on 01572 724687.
In 2020 every auto retailer must get serious about their F&I operations – this conference is the place to focus your attention and think big about how you meet the future challenges for your F&I operations.
Don’t delay – places are extremely limited.
Agenda
09.00 – 09.45: Registration
09.45 – 09.50: Welcome, Al Clarke, conference chairman
09.50 – 10.10:Introduction, Debbie McKay, Head of Motor – Major Accounts, MotoNovo Finance
10.10 – 10.35: The temperature of the industry, Jolyon Barker, CEO, Chrysalis Loyalty
Results of unique industry research
The Future for Auto Retail Finance
10.35 -10.55: The key issues facing auto retailers, Adrian Dally, Head of Motor, The FLA
10.55- 11.35: Panel discussion and audience Q&A
This in-depth session will address the key challenges facing the auto retail industry today and in the future. We will discuss commission rates, compliance, the Senior Managers Certification Regime (SM&CR), and new models for finance and risk.
Our panel of experts will discuss how they will impact your finance sales. They will address what you need to do to in your business to incorporate the necessary ‘new thinking’ to ensure continued healthy returns. The panel will address audience questions during this session.
Panel: Mike Pierce, Managing Director, Sytner Finance. Tara Williams, CEO, I-Comply. Adrian Dally, Head of Motor, FLA. Justin Clements, Head of Business, MotoNovo. Neil Smith, Operations Director, Imperial Cars.
11.35- 11.55: Refreshment break
The Future for Auto Retail Insurance
11.55-12.15: The key issues facing auto retailers, Martin Hill, Director, AutoProtect
12.15-13.00: Panel discussion and audience Q&A
This session will explore the current proposition and prospects for added value products – GAP, MBI and SMART Insurance, compliance challenges and the prospects for auto insurance sales in 2020 and beyond. The panel will contribute to an informed and lively debate and address audience questions.
Panel: John Brannigan, Director, RTS FIMTRAC. Martin Hill, Director, AutoProtect. Tara Williams, CEO, I-Comply. Graeme Potts, CEO, Eden Motor Group. Steve Rowe, F&I Director, Vertu Motors.
13.00 – 13.45: Lunch
13.45 – 14.10: Your future roadmap for finance sales, Andy Tong, Profit Training
Andy will provide your critical path to continued success for your finance sales. He will give you the key items to address and how best to implement them in your business.
14.10 – 14.40: Your future roadmap for insurance sales, John Brannigan, Director, RTS FIMTRAC
Our presenter will provide your critical path to continued success for your insurance sales. He will give you the key items to address and how best to implement them in your business.
14.40 – 15.10: Keynote: A personal view on the future of F&I from one of the auto retail industry’s leading CEOs, Mark Lavery, CEO, Cambria Automobiles
15.10 – 15.45: Event Q&A, Moderator – Al Clarke
16.00: Event close
Speaker profiles
Mark Lavery, Chief Executive Officer, Cambria Automobiles plc
Mark Lavery has over 35 year’s automotive retail experience joining the trade on a short-term contract at Skelmersdale Motors, a Ford Main Dealer based just outside Merseyside. A role became available in the Sales Team, and Mark progressed to Sales Manager and then became the youngest General Manager in the AFG Group taking the General Manager role at Rochdale when he was 22.
After 5 years at AFG, joined Harwell plc as a Floating General Manager and progressed to Group Operations Director before he left take a role at Reg Vardy as Operations Director.
Mark formed Cambria in 2006 and has taken the organization of a first year turnover of £26m to last year’s turnover £658m, first year profit of £107k, to last years profit of £12.276m
Michael Pierce, Managing Director, Sytner Finance
Mike has complete responsibility for Finance and Insurance across the Sytner Group. The business has 10,000+ employees across 115 sites, a turnover of £6 billion, with £2.5 billion of customer funding
He has oversight for TCF, integrity, risk and F&I strategy. In addition to being a main board director, he is the mentor for the group F&I Director and F&I Compliance Director.
Mike chairs the NFDA ‘F&I Working Group’, which advises UK franchise retailers on F&I regulatory matters. A key part of this role is regular interaction with the FCA on behalf of the NFDA. Mike is also the current Co-Chair of the ‘FLA & NFDA Liaison Group’ which works with FLA members to deliver ‘best customer outcomes’.
Graeme Potts Chief Executive Officer, Eden Motor Group
Graeme has enjoyed a highly successful and wide-ranging career in the automotive retail and business service sectors spanning over 30 years. He started his automotive career at Reg Vardy, rising to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Following Reg Vardy, Graeme enjoyed eight years with large PLCs – firstly as Group Managing Director of RAC Motoring Services, and then with Inchcape as Managing Director UK, Europe and Latin America.
In 2008, Graeme formed Eden Motor Group, which is today comprised of twenty dealerships, representing the Vauxhall, Hyundai, Mazda, Fiat, Suzuki, MG and Peugeot brands.
Adrian Dally, Head of Motor Finance, Finance and Leasing Association
Adrian is Head of Motor Finance at the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA). Before joining the FLA, Adrian spent 26 years in policy-making roles in Whitehall and Brussels, specialising in a number of areas including financial services, consumer protection policy, competition and the European Union. During this time he fulfilled a number of roles, including as a UK negotiator in the EU institutions and as private secretary to two cabinet ministers. His last role was at the Financial Ombudsman Service, where he was its Head of Policy.
Steve Rowe, F&I Director, Vertu Motors Plc
Steve has over 20 years F&I experience with Vertu and previously Pendragon, where as Customer Services Director he had responsibility for F&I / Training and BDC. His responsibilities within Vertu include prime and near prime Finance company relationships, with a dedicated team managing credit repair for near prime customers. He also works with a large panel of finance companies to deliver the right customer outcomes through 120+ dealership locations. Steve has worked directly with the FCA representing the industry on Finance & Insurance discussions, and works with bespoke insurers to design and deliver insurance products to fit Vertu customer needs.
Steve is currently the Vice Chair of the NFDA ‘F&I Working Group’ taking responsibility from Mike Pierce in June 2020.
Neil Smith, Business Operations Director, Imperial Cars
Neil joined Imperial Cars in 2010 as business development manager, responsible for devising and implementing the company’s entire marketing and communications strategy encompassing both traditional and digital channels; branding and business processes. In 2015 he was promoted to business operations director expanding his portfolio of responsibility dramatically and has been a key driver in taking the group to its current 16 showrooms and a turnover of £201 million in FY 2018/19. Prior to joining Imperial, Smith spent two years as business development manager at PB Digital Creative Agency, previously, he spent 25 years at Snows Business Forms, print suppliers to the motor industry, and as marketing director, he headed a range of major automotive accounts including Volkswagen Group, Vauxhall, Mercedes, BMW and Nissan.
Jolyon Barker, CEO, Chrysalis Loyalty
Jolyon has more than 25 years’ experience in the Motor Sales industry, starting out with a local privately owned motor sales group working with Lombard Finance for Rover cars. In 1995 Jolyon joined Britax PLC as part of the Bristol Street Motors Group Head Office management team where, over the next 5 years, he managed a number of dealerships as area manager, and was part of a nationwide task force setting up new franchises.
Following this Jolyon moved into trade cycle management with US consultancy group Half A Car, providing consultancy services to Ford Motor Group across 7 European countries. During this period he was also a key member of the newly emerging e-Commerce team, training clients in distance selling regulations and e-commerce sales processes. Jolyon started Chrysalis Loyalty in 2004 to develop a finance retention and customer trade cycle management solution for dealers, growing the business to its current reach of 2500 dealers in 14 countries.
John Brannigan, Chief Client Officer, RTS Group
John is Chief Client Officer of the RTS Group a Learning and Development company working mainly in the Automotive and Banking sectors. John is also responsible for FIMTRAC, a specialist arm of RTS who focus on F&I in retail and business automotive sales and compliance.
John has extensive F&I experience and set up FIMTRAC in 2000 having previously worked with dealer groups and an OEM finance house for over fifteen years. Although based in the UK the RTS Group work with international businesses and John has worked with clients in Europe, USA, China and Asia, Australia and Africa.
Martin Hill MBA, Director of Strategic Partnerships, AutoProtect Group
Formerly MD of F&I tech platform DealTrak, Martin was appointed to the newly created role of Director of Strategic Partnerships for the AutoProtect Group in 2019. This wide ranging remit involves helping to shape the Group’s value proposition and then propagate this vision to the UK automotive sector. He has held senior leadership roles in a number of automotive finance & insurance, fintech and compliance organisations including Nat West and GE Capital. These experiences have provided Martin with a distinct automotive F&I, fintech and regulatory knowledge and awareness.
Martin’s understanding of the transformative power of new and emerging digital trends and the increasing backdrop of financial regulation enables him to lead AutoProtect’s partnership programme and resources to work with a broad roster of clients collaboratively. Central to his approach is a drive to help clients to successfully manage change. Martin holds a Law degree from Keele University and an MBA from the OU Business School.
Tara Williams, Managing Director, i-Comply Online
Tara is a highly respected and experienced compliance professional specialising in the automotive finance and insurance sector. Combining experience that includes working within a major automotive retail group, working with OEMs, retailers and finance providers. Tara has a wealth of experience in providing financial service compliance support to a broad range of organisations, including the development of appropriate processes and controls.
A regular speaker and commentator on the evolving regulatory landscape, Tara’s automotive financial services background enables her to provide practical insights on positive change.
Al Clark, Conference Chairman, Auto Retail Network
Al has held senior executive roles with Ferrari, Maserati and the SMMT. Al started his career as a journalist and presenter with a decade working for the BBC and in commercial radio.
He has a particular interest in the application of digital technology and connected car services in the automotive industry and regularly speaks at, and chairs events on, these issues.
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