Bumper announces new additions to management team as it accelerates growth plans

Bumper has expanded its operations with the appointment of three new senior positions to support its ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe.

Alfie Sansom joins as finance director overseeing financial operations, credit and treasury management, tax structuring and capital allocation. He was previously head of finance at Conducktor and has worked at senior levels at PwC, Grant Thornton and Sky.

Jonathan Westwood has been appointed as Bumper’s head of legal and compliance. A general counsel with experience of international commercial contracts with Siemens and Experian, he joins from the Mortgage Advice Bureau where he was head of legal. He will spearhead Bumper’s risk, legal and compliance function as the company progresses towards regulated status.

Shreenidhi Subramanian joins as Bumper’s senior product manager. She has a background in fintech and will help scale and grow the business’ product portfolio.

Photo: Left, Jonathan Westwood; Middle, Shreenidhi Subramanian; Right, Alfie Sansom.

Bumper is ranked at 281 in the FT1000 list of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and is the 49th fastest-growing UK business across all sectors.

Headcount has grown significantly over recent years with 71 staff across the UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany and Netherlands and a further 16 in Turkey at the company’s dedicated tech development centre.

Commenting on the appointments James Jackson, Bumper’s co-founder and CEO said: “We’re delighted to welcome Alfie, Jonathan and Shreenidhi to the team; all three bring a wealth of specialist and leadership experience to the business and we wish them every success in their new roles.

“As Bumper enters the next stage of its growth, which will see the number of repairs we help dealers to facilitate double this year to 500,000, we have created these new senior positions to support our expansion.”