Leadership Team

David Quate

Divisional Director - Leisure

David heads up our leisure and asset funding division, delivering income channels through both our dealer/supplier networks and direct customers. He has gained over 30 years of financial services experience and held a number of management roles within Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Motor Finance divisions, before joining DSG as Regional Development Manager and now serves as a Divisional Director.

Laura Jones

Divisional Director - DSG Connected

Laura is the passionate leader and founding team member of DSG Connected. Since pioneering our independent dealer division in 2017, Laura has built her team from the ground up and experienced incredible growth, which now includes over 40 salespeople. Prior to this, she was responsible for our Main Dealer Network and has been with our company since 2011. Before joining DSG, Laura gained hands on experience selling cars, and worked her way up in various positions to where she found her love of car finance. She was also the first woman to be awarded the 'rising star' award and the 'chairwoman of the Car Finance Group' in the Motor Finance Industry by Credit Strategy.

Christian Holmes

Divisional Director - DSG Finance

Christian heads up our Main Dealer Network and oversees our national team of Regional Development Managers, who support franchised dealer groups to increase their sales and profitability. Christian has over 20 years of experience in the Automotive Industry across a variety of roles, including Head of Business & F&I Development Manager. This has provided him with an unrivalled understanding of each aspect of motor finance, including how leaders of franchised dealer groups can best grow their business and how DSG can support them.

Paul Phillips

Head of Sales Operations - Head Office

Paul leads the Internal Sales and Operational teams in our Head Office and is responsible for ensuring that DSG delivers both fantastic service and great consumer outcomes, as well as maximising conversions for our dealer partners. Joining DSG in 2017, Paul brought a wealth of experience which he’s amassed during his 13 years spent working in the car finance industry and 25 years in the financial services sector. As a seasoned professional, Paul has held roles in a number of large car, mortgage and secured loan brokers, where he gained valuable insights and skills in FCA regulated environments. He is also passionate about developing and empowering his team, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation that drives DSG growth and success.

Lucy Marlow

Head of Sales Operations - Otley Office

Lucy is responsible for Sales and Operation within Magnitude, our direct-to-consumer division and champions our customer journey. She is passionate about delivering excellent customer service and continually improving our processes to ensure positive customer outcomes that adhere to consumer duty requirements. Lucy joined our team in 2012 when DSG launched into the prestige car finance sector. Following the growth of the Prestige division and managing the team over the years has allowed Lucy to develop a vast knowledge and set a high standard to lead her team moving forward.

Alan Carson

Head of Lender Partnerships

Alan is highly experienced in the financial services sector and has held long-term Exec and Non-Exec Director positions within Bank of Ireland’s motor lender, Northridge and their Contract Hire business Marshall Leasing. After almost 3 decades of service, in 2021, he joined DSG and now utilises his experience and expertise to help mould and enhance our lender panel which enables our dealer partners to have the widest funding choices, as well as safeguarding consumers with a wide range of credit appetites. Alan serves as the Chair of DSG’s Pricing Committee and is a member of our Compliance Committee. He is trusted counsel within DSG and the wider industry and a Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry (FIMI)

Phil Kehoe

Head of Introducer Partnerships

In 2023, Phil moved into a brand-new role within DSG, which focuses on identifying and developing revenue sharing partnerships with digital distributors for our direct-to-consumer brands. Prior to this, Phil has been a long-standing member of the DSG team and has held a number of positions in the last 20 years, including managing the DSG vehicle leasing division. During this time, he acquired a wealth of expertise as a salesperson, marketer, and business development manager. Phil’s career in the car finance industry has equipped him with the essential skills needed to identify, target, and nurture mutually beneficial relationships for DSG.

Ed Legge

Head of Digital Marketing

Ed has acquired over 30 years sales and marketing experience in the retail automotive industry, specialising in building high-performing websites and generating online car enquiries since 2012. Responsible for DSG Group’s direct-to-consumer marketing, he works directly with our performance partners such as Google and Meta to deliver high-quality leads and applications to our sales teams. Ed also works closely with our CRM, web development and data teams to optimise website performance, data flow and ad delivery.

Our leadership team

Our executive team

Richard Hoggart

Mark Gow

Aaron Malins

Rob Woollen

Jennifer Rothwell

Mark Burgess

Tim Marlow

Our senior leadership team

David Quate

Laura Jones

Christian Holmes

Paul Phillips

Lucy Marlow

Alan Carson

Phil Kehoe

Ed Legge

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