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19 oct 22

Who are the Fleet Europe Awards 2022 Finalists?

For fleet managers, 2022 has been a breakthrough. Fleet managers were challenged to their limit with prolonging and emerging obstacles while being the pioneers for opening up the space for new trends in mobility and technology. In this year's Fleet Europe Awards, the names who set an example in achieving success in sustainability, efficiency and safety will come onto the stage in another grand gathering, this time in Dublin. Who will be the best in their categories this year? Let's look at the categories and the candidates: 

The Awards

Global Fleet Manager of the Year

Establishing a smooth fleet mobility programme, at least in two countries with different cultures, economies and mobility infrastructures, is not easy for a multinational company. This award recognises the fleet manager or the team who established an efficient international fleet management strategy by adapting to new mobility trends and overcoming local obstacles. 

European Fleet & Mobility Manager of the Year

Europe has been the heart of many developing mobility trends and electrification and the testing ground for the best fleet strategies to succeed during rising costs and supply chain crises. This reward acknowledges the performance of the fleet manager or the team that stood out in setting efficient supplier management and adopting new mobility solutions while driving the electrification trend in Europe. 

European Fleet Procurement Manager of the Year

Procurement processes have been critical in fleet efficiency in 2022, requiring the improvement of procurement policies and a careful pick of supplier selection, as well as managing costs during the supply chain crisis. Fleet Europe presents this reward to the fleet manager or the team that successfully updated their company's vehicle fleet strategy according to market challenges and emerging trends in Europe. 

European Green Fleet Manager of the Year

Achieving the zero-emission goal in a fleet is a task aligned with many performance indicators of a fleet and a long one. This reward highlights the performance of the fleet manager or the team that developed a powerful fleet emission strategy based on powertrain selection, new mobility, environment and cost optimisation. 

European Smart Mobility Manager of the Year

In a year that traditional commuting methods have faced an uprising from new mobility, fleet managers displayed their skills in innovation. This reward recognises the fleet manager or the team that successfully applied new mobility alternatives into their fleet strategy, reducing their company's carbon footprint and fuel costs while improving employee satisfaction.  

European Fleet Safety Manager of the Year

The advances in telematics and electrification have triggered an evolution in fleet safety, offering fleet managers innovative solutions to improve vehicle and driver safety, thus, efficiency. This reward acknowledges the fleet manager or team successfully utilising new safety technologies in their fleet strategy, harmonising with all other performance aspects.

The Finalists

Cindy Creël

  • Fleet Manager EU
  • UCB SA
  • 3,550 vehicles worldwide (2,201 in Europe)
  • Categories: European Green Fleet Manager of the Year.

Eddy Scheerlinck

  • Group Fleet Leader
  • Selecta
  • 5,030 vehicles in Europe)
  • Categories: Global Fleet Manager of the Year, European Fleet and Mobility Manager of the Year, European Green Fleet Manager of the Year, European Connected Fleets Manager of the Year.

Paola Felcaro

  • Sr. Global Category Manager - Fleet
  • Schneider Electric
  • 14,500 vehicles worldwide (9,500 in Europe)
  • Categories: Global Fleet Manager of the Year

Guillaume Pin

  • Europe Procurement Manager – Fleet & Travel
  • Ecolab
  • 23,000 vehicles worldwide (4,600 in Europe)
  • Categories: European Fleet Procurement Manager of the Year

Maaike Hofwiijk - van Hemmen

  • Fleet Manager Europe
  • G4S Europe Holdings
  • 19,707 vehicles worldwide (4,649 in Europe)
  • Categories: European Fleet and Mobility Manager of the Year.

Şaban Tekedereli

  • Category Manager Fleet Europe
  • Securitas Europe
  • 14,000 in Europe
  • Categories: European Fleet and Mobility Manager of the Year, European Green Fleet Manager of the Year, European Connected Fleets Manager of the Year.

Niko Väisänen

  • Global Sourcing Category Manager, Car Fleet
  • KONE Corporation
  • 17,500 vehicles worldwide 
  • Categories: European Green Fleet Manager of the Year


Tamas Littner

  • Fleet Operations Leader, Europe, Russia & CIS
  • General Electric
  • 8,000 in Europe
  • Categories: European Green Fleet Manager of the Year

Laszlo Kiss

  • Global Fleet Category Manager
  • Novartis
  • 24,594 vehicles worldwide (13,014 in Europe)
  • Categories: Global Fleet Manager of the Year

Teresa Casulleras

  • Group Sourcing Manager Travel, Fleet & Events
  • Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany
  • 6,398 vehicles worldwide (3,370 in Europe)
  • Categories: European Fleet and Mobility Manager of the Year, European Green Fleet Manager of the Year.

Guillaume de Subercasaux

  • Head Global Indirect Procurement
  • Schindler
  • 21,000 vehicles worldwide (15,000 in Europe)
  • Categories: Global Fleet Manager of the Year, European Green Fleet Manager of the Year.

Alberto Pasa

  • Senior Global Category Manager
  • Xylem Inc
  • 2,823 vehicles worldwide (1,577 in Europe)
  • Categories: European Fleet Procurement Manager of the Year, European Green Fleet Manager of the Year.

Marc Wittenberg

  • Center of Excellence Automotive Mobility Leader
  • EY Global Services Limited
  • 9,279vehicles worldwide (8,526 in Europe)
  • Categories: European Fleet Procurement Manager of the Year

Join the grand gathering in Dublin! 

The fleet community's second mass gathering in the post-pandemic period, Fleet Europe Awards 2022, will be a spectacular occasion in Dublin on 16 & 17 November. 

Make your registration to join us at the Fleet Europe Summit! 

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Authored by: Mufit Yilmaz Gokmen