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International automotive and mobility leader to strengthen commercial excellence, customer development and collaboration across Autorola Group

Autorola Group has appointed Kent Bjertrup as Chief Revenue Officer, effective 1 September 2026. The appointment strengthens the Group's strategic focus on customer development and commercial collaboration at a time when automotive businesses increasingly require connected, international solutions across the vehicle value chain.

As CRO, Kent will lead Autorola Group's global commercial strategy and revenue development. Working across Autorola Marketplace, Autorola Solutions and Indicata, he will focus on strengthening commercial excellence and making it easier for customers to access the Group's combined capabilities in vehicle remarketing, fleet solutions and real-time market intelligence.

"Kent brings extensive international leadership experience, a strong commercial mindset and a proven ability to unite teams around a common direction," said Peter Grøftehauge, CEO of Autorola Group.

"His appointment strengthens our commercial leadership at Group level and gives us a clearer shared focus on customer value. Kent understands the automotive and mobility ecosystem, knows how to develop strategic relationships across borders and will help us turn collaboration across our business units into stronger outcomes for our customers."

Kent joins Autorola with more than 25 years of international leadership experience in the automotive and mobility industry. He has held senior commercial and executive positions across Europe, Eastern Europe and Latin America, including Group Chief Commercial Officer at ALD Automotive and, most recently, Group Chief Procurement Officer at Ayvens.

His experience spans international fleet and mobility services, strategic account management, commercial transformation and procurement. It positions him to support Autorola's relationships with OEMs, leasing and rental companies, banks, fleet operators and dealer groups, while strengthening coordination across established European markets and the Group's wider international footprint.

"I am excited to join Autorola Group and work with colleagues across its businesses and markets," said Kent Bjertrup.

"Autorola has a distinctive combination of technology, automotive expertise and international reach. My priority will be to connect those strengths even more effectively around our customers, enabling them to experience the full value of the Group through strong global capabilities combined with excellent local execution."

Kent's appointment supports Autorola Group's strategy of combining technology, market intelligence and operational expertise to improve customer performance throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

International automotive executive to strengthen commercial collaboration and help customers navigate an increasingly complex used-vehicle market

Autorola Group has appointed Edwin Acosta Burga as Business Unit Director for Indicata, effective 1 September 2026.

The appointment comes as automotive businesses face increasingly complex decisions around vehicle pricing, inventory and residual-value risk. In his new role, Edwin will lead Indicata's continued development and strengthen its ability to help customers turn real-time market intelligence into better commercial decisions.

Edwin will hold overall responsibility for Indicata's performance and strategic direction. Working with local teams and colleagues across Autorola Group, he will focus on accelerating growth, strengthening commercial collaboration and delivering greater value to customers.

He is appointed from within the organisation, having served as Head of Fleet Owner Sales at Indicata. In that role, Edwin made a significant contribution through his commercial leadership, customer focus and ability to translate market insight into commercial opportunities.

"Edwin combines strong commercial judgement and international leadership experience with an excellent understanding of Indicata, its customers and its markets," said Peter Grøftehauge, CEO of Autorola Group.

"He has already demonstrated his ability to build trusted customer relationships and turn strategic priorities into results. At a time when our customers need greater transparency and faster, more confident decision-making, Edwin is exceptionally well positioned to lead Indicata into its next phase."

Edwin brings extensive experience in business development, strategic planning and commercial leadership across OEMs, fleet and finance, leasing, rental, dealer networks and insurance. He also brings specialist expertise in automotive data, residual-value management and sustainable mobility.

"My ambition is for Indicata to be an indispensable strategic partner to our customers," said Edwin Acosta Burga.

"The market is changing rapidly, and customers are making increasingly complex decisions about pricing, stock, risk and future demand. By combining Indicata's technology and real-time data with our local expertise and international reach, we can create measurable customer value and unlock new opportunities for growth."

Edwin's appointment supports Autorola Group's strategy of combining technology, automotive expertise and international scale to help customers improve performance throughout the vehicle value chain.