The Finance and Leasing Association’s asset finance division has appointed George Lynn as its chairman-elect.

Lynn is currently chief finance officer at Angel Trains and he takes over the chairmanship of the FLA from Richard Priestman who has been chairman of the asset finance division since 2007.

As well as Lynn, the asset finance division appointed Gordon Ferguson, head of hire purchase & leasing at Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance as deputy chairman-elect and George Ashworth, head of asset finance at Aldermore, as vice-chairman-elect of the division.

All three appointments will come into force on June 21.