Leasing and fleet specialist Venson has appointed two new directors. Gil Kelly becomes operations director, taking over from commercial director Carl Stephens who has left the firm, while Mark Gerard has joined as financial director, replacing Ian Nicholson who has also left.

Kelly was previously customer service and operations director at Lombard Vehicle Management and Gerard was previously a consultant in the financial services and investment sectors.

Meanwhile, Venson has been selected as one of the approved vehicle hire and fleet management suppliers for Procurement for Housing, a social housing buying group.