Andrew Cope, a co-founder of leasing company Zenith and board member of fleet incident management company FMG, has joined the board of vehicle leasing and finance broker Synergy Automotive.

Cope will work alongside Synergy’s managing director, Paul Parkinson, to help shape the strategy of the business in the future.

Synergy has been trading for 10 years and last year leased £29m worth of vehicles at retail value. It said it aims to increase that figure to £42m this year.

“Andrew’s appointment marks another milestone in Synergy’s development,” Parkinson said. “Innovation, coupled with ongoing investment to deliver top class customer service, is instrumental to furthering our success and Andrew’s powerful track record will accelerate our wider goals and vision.”