Leasing Foundation

{{Infobox non-profit

| name = The Leasing Foundation

| image = LF-new-logo-2017-black.png

| image_size = 200px

| caption = The Leasing Foundation

| founder = Andrew Denton, Peter J. Thomas

| type = Non-profit organisation

| founded_date = {{start date and age|2012}}

| location = London, {{postcode|EC|2}}
United Kingdom

| key_people = Andrew Denton (co-founder), Carol Roberts (Chair), Peter Thomas (co-founder).

| area_served = Europe, Asia, Africa

| products = Leasing Foundation Fellows, Diversity and Inclusion, The Asset Finance Observatory, The Leasing Foundation Future Leaders, MA Leasing Asset Finance, Young Business Finance Professionals, The Certified Business Finance Professional (CBFP).

| services = industry research, education, training, professional development, philanthropy

| focus = Leasing and asset finance

| num_members = {{circa}} 150

| homepage = {{URL | http://leasingfoundation.org}}

}}

The Leasing Foundation {{cite web|title=The Leasing Foundation|url=http://leasingfoundation.org|publisher=The Leasing Foundation|accessdate=13 October 2012}} (The Leasing Industry Philanthropic and Research Foundation Limited), established in 2012,{{cite web|title=Not-for-profit foundation to boost leasing|url=http://www.leasinglife.com/news/newsnot-for-profit-foundation-to-boost-leasing/|publisher= Leasing Life|accessdate=27 June 2013}} is a non-profit organisation based in the City of London.

Mission

The mission of The Leasing Foundation is to support the business finance industry through personal and professional development.

Directors and Fellows

The Directors of the Leasing Foundation represent organisations including Lombard, Siemens Financial Services, Hitachi, Alfa, Aldermore, 1pm, Metro Bank, Wesleyan, Simply Asset Finance, Ricoh Europe and Locke Lord. The patron of the Leasing Foundation is Jonathan Andrew, Group Chief Executive, Siemens Financial Services. The Foundation has over 150 Fellows (as of February 2018) representing finance organisations from across Europe.{{cite web|title=Foundation Features on list of 50 most influential in leasing|url=http://www.worldleasingnews.com/news/leasing-foundation-feastures-on-list-of-50-most-influential-in-leasing/

|publisher= World Leasing News|accessdate=27 June 2013}}

References