Motor finance provider Alphera Financial Services has appointed Spencer Halil (pictured) as its new director.

Halil succeeds Andy Gruber who is set to leave the group after accepting a senior role with an overseas captive finance company.

Halil previously headed Alphera Financial Services before moving to Australia to lead the BMW, MINI and Alphabet operations from Melbourne in 2011.

Director of BMW Group Financial Services Mike Dennett said: “We’re delighted to welcome Halil back to the Alphera team. Halil has played a significant role in implementing a first-to-market, transformational new business model for financial services across the BMW Group in the UK. Building on this knowledge, we believe Halil will be well placed to bring together the experiences from both Australia and the UK to further grow and develop the award-winning Alphera business.”  

Halil said: “I’m excited to be back at Alphera at what is an incredibly exciting time for the organisation. A great job has been done over the past few years rolling out a new business model and providing our dealer and broker partners with significant opportunities for growth within the context of broader industry change. I look forward to working with the Alphera team to continue this journey over the coming years.”