Our people are as passionate about your business as you are
At Rivus we are all about people.
We are driven by passionate people, all displaying specialist skills and expertise in automotive, built over 100 years of fleet management.
Without the knowledge, ideas, skills, and hard work of everyone at Rivus, we wouldn’t be where we are today.
As well as their knowledge and experience, our colleagues bring a diverse range of talents and skills to Rivus. Some of our team are “real” car people, from tinkering with old ones to driving new ones round racetracks. From collecting memorabilia to working on new innovations. And it’s that passion and love for all things automotive that makes our colleagues want to give a great service to our customers.
David Myers
David Myers
David joined Rivus in December 2020 and since then has successfully overseen the acquisition and integration of our HGV business into the Rivus family.
He is responsible for leading the strategic direction of the business, our future growth, and exceeding customer expectations.
David has over 20 years’ experience in senior exec and board member roles at both regional and international levels and has successfully led several teams focussed on turnaround, growth, and digital transformation.
Thomas Maerz
Thomas Maerz
Thomas joined Rivus in October 2019 following the acquisition of the business by private equity investors Aurelius.
As Chief Development Officer, he owns the strategic development of new product innovations such as Electric Vehicles as a Service and data optimisation, as well as leading on business process improvement, digital transformation, and post-merger integrations.
Thomas has 12 years’ experience delivering complex change programmes in private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, and investment banking.
Colin Mills
Colin Mills
Colin has over 30 years’ experience working across CFO, COO and CEO roles in the private equity and corporate sectors. He is experienced in many transformational projects across Infrastructure, EVs, Logistics, Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications and Defence.
After joining the Rivus team in 2021, Colin is now focused on leading the business through the integration of our financial operations post acquisition.
Victoria Knight
Victoria Knight
Victoria joined the Rivus team in 2020, with a proven track record of delivering people transformation, business, and cultural change programmes across a range of sectors, including Automotive, Retail and Financial Services.
In her role as HR Director, Victoria leads the business on developing high performing teams in fast paced environments, investing in our people, and the integration of our colleagues across our LCV and HGV operations.
Geoff Allison
Geoff Allison
Geoff joined the business in 2017 and has over 30 years of automotive sector experience at operational and leadership level, including Operations Director roles at Circatex and Upright Powered Access.
As Garage & Mobile Services Director, he oversees our 80 Rivus owned garages and over 500 Rivus Approved Garage partners, our mobile services proposition and SMR services delivered to our LCV and HGV customers.
Elizabeth Leppard
Elizabeth Leppard
Elizabeth joined Rivus in 2021 to lead our Legal & Compliance function and oversee the legal integration of businesses post acquisition as General Counsel & Company Secretary.
Prior to joining the Rivus team, she spent 10 years advising private equity backed businesses at exec leadership and board level.
David Jones
David Jones
Dave joined Rivus in 2021 after a successful career in sales and operational leadership roles with ADT, Tyco, Intertek, and Wolseley UK.
As Customer Operations Director, he leads our Customer Service and Operations teams to deliver an award-winning customer experience at every touchpoint, with a specific drive to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Stuart Perham
Stuart Perham
Stuart joined the Rivus team in 2021 and has over 15 years of senior IT leadership experience within automotive businesses such as Kia, Inchcape and BCA marketplace.
As Chief Technology and Information Officer, he owns our IT strategy and digital solutions and is responsible for ensuring technology and data are at the heart of our business and the services we provide we to our customers.
Graeme Lumley
Graeme Lumley
Graeme has over 25 years’ experience working in the Commercial vehicle sector, spending time in both Operations and Sales. His experience with a private equity backed, new start up vehicle rental business, and managing complex contracts across both customer and supplier environments, means he fully understands the end to end requirements of our business and its customers.
Having joined the Rivus team in early 2022, Graeme is focusing on the strategic and commercial delivery of our Key Strategic Client objectives.