Evolution Funding, the UK’s largest used auto finance platform, has announced the appointment of Lisa Coté to the newly created role of Head of Business Transformation.
Coté will lead on transformation priorities across the group, with a focus on digitisation, automation, and the centralisation of Evolution’s businesses to support dealers, lenders, and consumers.
With over 30 years’ experience in transformation, operations and CRM leadership in the automotive and finance sectors, Lisa spent more than two decades at Auto Trader, where she became operations director with responsibility for Salesforce, systems and process. She was later head of operations at Cox Automotive-owned Modix, before taking on senior transformation roles including sales enablement lead at Close Brothers Premium Finance.
Most recently, she was VP of sales operations at iVendi, where she led CRM and process re-engineering efforts.
Coté said:
“Evolution has a fantastic reputation in used auto finance, and the pace of its growth is something I’ve long admired. What really attracted me was the chance to be part of a business that’s connecting the whole ecosystem – dealers, lenders, OEMs and marketplaces – while also making the consumer finance journey simpler and more transparent. With my background in transformation and CRM, I’m excited to play a part in driving that forward.”
Duncan Josey, chief strategy officer at Evolution, added:
“I worked with Lisa for many years at Auto Trader and know the difference she makes when leading change. She has the ability to bring people with her, embed new ways of working and deliver results that last. At Evolution, she’ll be instrumental as we build on our vision to be the technology platform of choice in auto finance and continue enhancing the experience for everyone in the value chain.”
