Automotive & Mobility Strategy · Commercial Growth · Strategic Partnerships

Turning market changeinto commercial growth.

Advisory support for automotive, vehicle leasing, mobility, charging and energy businesses looking to improve strategy, partnerships, customer adoption and commercial performance.

30+years of commercial experience
EVenergy, charging and adoption expertise
Shane Pither
SHANE PITHERHead of Select Electric · Independent Advisor
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Senior commercial perspective across automotive, mobility, vehicle leasing and electrification.

Head of Select Electric

Independent advisory

Speaking & industry engagement

Professional focus

Commercial leadership for a changing automotive market.

My work sits at the intersection of automotive, mobility, vehicle leasing, EV, energy and charging, connecting strategy with customer adoption, partnerships and measurable commercial performance.

Areas of expertise

From market direction to practical commercial delivery.

A senior, commercially grounded perspective for employers, boards, leadership teams and industry audiences navigating electrification.

01Strategy

Automotive & Mobility Strategy

Turning market change, customer needs and electrification into a clear commercial direction and practical priorities.

  • UK automotive and vehicle leasing insight
  • EV proposition and customer adoption
  • Route-to-market and growth priorities
Clarityfrom strategy to action
02Commercial growth

Strategic Partnerships

Building commercially useful connections across automotive, leasing, charging, energy and the wider mobility ecosystem.

  • Partner strategy and proposition development
  • Commercial alignment and opportunity assessment
  • Cross-sector collaboration and delivery
Valuethrough aligned partnerships
03Leadership

Advisory & Industry Engagement

Selective advisory, speaking and industry contributions informed by current, hands-on commercial leadership.

  • Board and leadership advisory
  • Panels, roundtables and speaking
  • Carefully screened independent projects
Perspectivegrounded in the live market

Independent work is undertaken outside my responsibilities at Select Car Leasing and is always subject to availability, fit and appropriate conflict checks.

How I work

Clear thinking, commercial focus and practical progress.

Whether leading a partnership, advising a team or contributing to an industry discussion, my approach is direct, considered and rooted in commercial reality.

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    Start with the real decision

    We get clear on what needs to be decided, who it affects and what a useful outcome looks like.

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    Bring the commercial reality into view

    Market context, customer behaviour, proposition and execution are considered together, not in isolation.

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    Leave with a course of action

    The result is a practical view of what to do next, what to test and where to focus leadership attention.

Shane Pither

Experience is only useful when it helps someone move forward.

About Shane

Experienced perspective for a sector that does not stand still.

I have more than 30 years of commercial experience, with deep expertise in automotive, mobility and vehicle leasing. Today, I am Head of Select Electric at Select Car Leasing, where I lead EV strategy, partnerships, customer adoption and internal expertise.

This site is my professional home and a place to share my experience across automotive, commercial growth, strategic partnerships, EV, energy and charging. Alongside my current role, I consider selected advisory, speaking and industry opportunities where there is a genuine fit and no conflict of interest.

View Shane’s experience on LinkedIn

In the industry

A practitioner’s perspective, tested in public conversation.

I contribute selectively to the conversations shaping fleet, electrification and the customer journey, alongside the day-to-day work of building commercial partnerships and propositions.

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Panel discussion · 2026

The Future of Fleet, Select Live

Project Lead for Select Live 2026, working with colleagues across the business to bring together nearly 100 vehicles, industry speakers and partners for a business and fleet mobility event. I also joined the Future of Fleet panel, discussing EV adoption, customer confidence and commercial change.

Shane speaking on the Future of Fleet panel at Select Live 2026, delivered as part of his role at Select Car Leasing.
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Panel discussion · September 2026

EV Charge Live, NEC Birmingham

Represented Select Car Leasing on the panel, “Building an Accessible EV Future for All”, sharing a practical leasing and customer perspective on the barriers that can still prevent EV adoption.

The discussion covered accessible charging, the needs of drivers without home charging, customer confidence and how joined-up vehicle, charging and energy solutions can make the transition work for more people.

Shane Pither at EV Charge Live
Shane at EV Charge Live, representing Select Car Leasing.
Read the LinkedIn post
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Industry interview · 2026

ElectricDrives EV Leaders

Featured in the EV Leaders interview series, sharing a view on how automotive, charging and energy partners can make the move to electric simpler and more useful for customers.

Read the EV Leaders feature
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Leadership Council · 2026

World EV Forum Leadership Council

I have joined the World EV Forum Leadership Council, bringing together senior voices from across the EV sector to share practical insight and help shape a more accessible, commercially viable transition.

View the announcement on LinkedIn
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Market engagement

OEM, charging and energy collaboration

Regularly working with vehicle manufacturers, charging providers and energy partners to connect innovation with the real-world decisions fleets and drivers need to make.

Available for relevant panels, roundtables, interviews and industry conversations, subject to appropriate fit and conflict checks.

Get in touch

Start a professional conversation.

If you would like to discuss a leadership opportunity, advisory role, speaking engagement or carefully screened commercial project, share a little context below and I will respond personally.

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