Roger Skinner
Roger Skinner
Board Adviser, Chair, Non-Executive Director

Roger Skinner is a seasoned board-level leader with 45+ years of experience in financial services, specializing in asset finance, automotive leasing primarily with Lombard and GMAC prior to founding Maxxia UK following the Global Financial Crisis.

As Founder and CEO of Maxxia UK, Roger built a challenger finance business from a ‘Greenfield’ asset finance lender achieving £600M in annual originations and a £400M lending portfolio before a successful exit in 2021. Earlier, Roger led GMAC's global crisis restructuring for non – US businesses eliminating $285M in costs while repatriating $2B in liquidity to the US Tresury

A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Roger has completed over 40 M&A transactions and currently serves as Executive Director at Anglo Scottish Asset Finance and Non-Executive Director at Knowles Fleet. Recent successes include chairing CLM Fleet Management through its 2024 acquisition by Santander Consumer Finance and co-founding specialist consultancy Finativ.

Roger brings proven expertise in business transformation, strategic growth, and value creation to boards that are seeking experienced leadership in today's dynamic financial services landscape.