The winners of the 2018 Leasing Life Awards were announced.

The 14th annual conference and awards included senior leaders in the European leasing industry for a conference on the key issues of digital and the transition to a digitalized model for leasing and other key topics.

After the conference and gala dinner, Alfa chief executive Andrew Denton handed out the awards.

The 2018 awards winners were:

• Asset finance intermediary – First Asset Finance
• Asset Finance legal provider – Stephenson Harwood
• SME Champion – Bank Lessor – Metro Bank
• SME Champion – Independent or privately owned – 1pm
• Vendor Finance provider – DLL
• European lessor – Societe Generale Equipment Finance
• Middle ticket corporate lessor – ABN Amro Lease
• Digital Innovation – BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions
• Sustainability – 3 Step IT
• Young professional of the year – White Oak UK – Mike Green
• Lifetime achievement – Cormac Costelloe, Dell Financial Services (posthumously awarded; received by
• Richard O’Donohue, Dell FS)
• Industry Ambassador – John Rees, chief commercial officer, SGEF