Mr van der Meeren succeeds Menno Boekestijn and reports directly to Alphabet CEO, Norbert van den Eijnden.

He brings a wealth of financial management experience to the position gained during over 20 years in the finance industry. Since joining BMW Group in 2001, he has commanded a series of executive roles, such as head of capital markets BMW Group and managing director BMW Finance NV.

He previously held positions as a credit analyst and in project management at internationally renowned financial institutions and also brings experience as an auditor at one of the “Big 4” accounting firms where his work focused on subsidiaries and Dutch corporations.

Alphabet added that Mr van der Meeren’s ‘commercial and risk acumen contributed to the successful performance of the group during the latest global financial crisis’.