Amigo Loans re-appoints CEO

8th July 2020

Guarantor loans specialist, Amigo Loans has announced that Glen Crawford will be re-joining the Company as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a member of the board.

Crawford was originally appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company in February 2016 and Amigo Management in October 2015, but stepped down as Chief Executive Officer during April 2019 in order to undertake medical treatment.

During his period as Chief Executive Officer of Amigo, Crawford secured full FCA authorisation for the business and then led it through a period of significant growth, developed and optimised its funding structures, was responsible for the IPO of the business in July 2018 and for its first full-year results as a public company for the year to March 2019.

Roger Lovering, Acting Chairman of Amigo, said “I am delighted that Glen has decided to re-join the company. He is a natural choice and brings experience and leadership to the company at this challenging time.”

Crawford said “I am pleased to have this opportunity to step back into the driving seat at Amigo with the support of the board. I remain confident that with Amigo’s excellent team pulling together, we can successfully navigate through the challenges facing the business and get back to focussing on meeting the day to day needs of our present and future customers, who are otherwise excluded from obtaining credit.”

Subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, it is intended that Crawford’s appointment will take effect from 1st August.