Europcar Mobility Group announced the appointment of Benoît Garel as Managing Director of Europcar Mobility Group Australia/New Zealand, covering all activities of the Group in this region. Benoît has taken over from Ron Santiago who has been appointed as Managing Director of Europcar Mobility Group UK. Before being appointed Managing Director of Australia /New Zealand, Benoît Garel was Group’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Benoît’s priority will be to deploy the Group’s “Connect” plan in Australia and New Zealand, responding to the new customer needs and expectations that have been reinforced by the Covid-19 crisis and are now part of the “new normal”. This implies - in the short, medium and long term - the development of contactless services and increased flexibility in the service offering, the acceleration of the roll out of a greener fleet and the nurture of the Group’s safety-first culture.