Cincinnati-based Mike Albert Fleet Solutions has handed the top job to an outsider for the first time in its history, naming Marty Kuhn as CEO in a leadership shakeup that took effect June 23. The family-owned fleet company announced Tuesday that former CEO John Betagole moved up to chairman of the board the same day.
According to the Cincinnati Business Courier, the board voted unanimously to elevate Kuhn, and the outlet places the privately held firm's annual revenue near $349 million. Kuhn will keep the president title, a role he first took on in 2022 after nearly two decades in consumer finance and fintech, per the company's 2022 release via PR Newswire. That earlier move drew plenty of attention from local and industry outlets, setting the stage for this week's promotion.
First Non-Family CEO and a Tech Push
Industry coverage is treating Kuhn's appointment as a milestone moment: for the first time, Mike Albert will be run by someone outside the Betagole family, even as the business leans harder into data and platform services. Reports credit Kuhn with pushing investment in the company's OverDrive platform, API integrations, and early AI features, and say that adoption of services beyond traditional leasing has climbed on his watch. Offering a public vote of confidence, John Betagole told Business Fleet, "Marty has earned our family's confidence."
Local Ties and National Scale
The company is headquartered in the Cincinnati suburb of Evendale and highlights partnerships like its work with the Cincinnati Bengals on its website, positioning itself as a hometown player with national reach. Those local ties are emphasized on the Mike Albert Fleet Solutions site and in coverage republished by Local 12. Executives say the leadership change keeps the company firmly in family ownership while putting a Cincinnati-based executive in charge of a nationwide fleet operation.
Kuhn said he was "honored to lead a company with this legacy and this team" and that his focus will be on helping clients "act before a problem becomes a disruption," according to industry coverage. The board has framed the move as a continuity play that still sharpens the company's emphasis on consultative, data-first services for customers, per Business Fleet.
