President of Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance to Speak at Asia Summit

Auto Finance News is excited to welcome President of Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance Co., George Leondis, to the Auto Finance Summit Asia to give a presentation on extracting value from OEM partnerships.

The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai on September 5-6. To register click here.

Leondis’ presentation entitled Working Closely with OEM Partners to Extract Value will take place on the second day of the conference starting at 11:30 a.m. and will conclude with an on-stage Q&A session.  

He’ll discuss tips on how to navigate the joint-venture structure, how to drive sales for manufacturing partners, and advice on navigating the capital markets for investment.

Prior to leading Nissan’s auto finance division in China, Leondis held several other positions with the parent company including vice president and chief financial officer for Infiniti Motor Co. Hong Kong, general manager of global corporate strategy and M&A for Nissan Motor Limited in Japan, and the inaugural executive director of Nissan Financial Services Australia. He also worked a 10-year career at PwC in Australia, Asia, and Europe.

Established in October 2007 as a joint venture between the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motor and Chinese OEM Dongfeng Group, the partnership has established both companies as leaders in the fast-growing region.

Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance is an active securitizer in the capital markets and today Moody’s Investor Services issued its ratings of the company’s second issuance of the year. The rating assumes a mean default rate of 1.5% for the $563 million securitization and future performance is largely tied to macroeconomic events that could impact the region.

Leondis will give more detail on how to navigate the capital markets during his presentation in December.

For more information on the event visit www.autofinancasia.com.