Safety company Applied Driving has expanded its partnerships team.

Jacob Lewis-Leeson has joined the company as partnerships executive to support new and existing partners, as Applied Driving looks to take advantage of opportunities within the fleet marketplace.

Lewis-Leeson will be tasked with supporting and managing partner relationships, providing guidance across Applied Driving’s range of risk, safety and compliance services, and helping to maximise end-user performance. He will also work closely with the operations, IT and business development teams to help better understand partner requirements, as well as generate new sales opportunities.

Lewis-Leeson brings more than seven years of support and customer service experience to the role, and was most recently digital operations and customer success coordinator at Sotheby’s.

Applied Driving strategic partnerships director Nigel Lawrence said: “Our channel network has delivered significant growth in the past few years – especially within the vehicle leasing and telematics sectors – and now represents a significant portion of our annual turnover.

“This has created the need for greater internal resource, so we are delighted that Jacob has joined us. He will be a fantastic addition to the team, and we look forward to him making a strong contribution to our channel partner ambitions.”