Lloyds TSB Autolease has appointed award-winning fleet manager Nigel Trotman.

Trotman will have a dual role as a fleet manager and fleet consultant.

He takes charge of the 7000 vehicles in the Lloyds fleet, as well as providing potential and existing customers fleet management consultancy.

Trotman spent 14 years at the Whitbread group where he picked up several awards including the Energy Saving Trust’s Green Fleet Hero award in 2007.

“Having always worked customer side the opportunity to work for one of the UK’s leading suppliers opens up a number of new challenges for me, especially in terms of consultancy,” said Trotman.