Europcar Mobility Group S.A. announced Alain Favey will become the new Chairman of the Management Board and Group Chief Executive Officer of Europcar Mobility Group with effect from 1 June 2023. Favey is currently Member of the Board for Sales and Marketing at Bentley Motors Ltd. The Frenchman succeeds Peter Gowers, who is handing over as planned after supporting the acquisition of the company by Green Mobility Holding (consortium comprising Volkswagen AG, Attestor and Pon Holdings), developing its initial plans and leading the company to a record year of financial results. Favey can draw on more than 30 years of experience in the international automotive industry.

He began his career in 1989 at Citroën. There he was responsible for various European markets, including as Managing Director. He joined the Volkswagen Group in 2009 as Head of Sales Europe for Volkswagen Passenger Cars before becoming CEO of Porsche Holding Salzburg, in 2012. In 2017 Favey became Board Member for Sales and Marketing at ŠKODA AUTO before he moved into the same role at Bentley Motors in 2021.

Peter Gowers and Alain Favey will now have a structured handover and Peter is expected to hand over his responsibilities by the end of May 2023. Peter Gowers is an internationally experienced executive from the travel and technology industry, where he has spent more than 25 years driving brands, customer experience, technology and transformation in Europe, Asia and the Americas, in both listed and private companies. Prior to joining the group he served as Chief Executive for Asia-Pacific with the international hotelier IHG, as Chief Executive of the Anglo-French services and real estate company Safestore Holdings plc and as Chief Executive of the European budget hotel operator Travelodge.