Credit, collections & insolvency news
Trade credit insurer Allianz Trade has announced that it has appointed Peter Evola as Commercial Director for the UK & Ireland with effect from 1st December, subject to regulatory process. Evola joined Allianz Trade 12 years ago and has worked for the UK and Ireland, Northern Europe Region, and at group head office in Paris.…
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Sirius Finance has appointed announced that it has appointed William Lloyd-Hayward as its Managing Director, after Brightstar Financial took control of the lender last week. Lloyd-Hayward will lead Sirius while retaining his post as Group Chief Operating Officer at Brightstar Group. Sirius Managing Director Lloyd-Hayward said “There is enormous potential for a business…
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Asset finance brokerage, Approved Business Finance, has announced two senior promotions, naming Mark Kozo as its new Commercial Director and Emily Skellham as Head of Credit. Kozo, formerly Marketing Director, is eager to collaborate with the leadership team in his new role to enhance the organisation’s business growth. Previously holding the position of Sales Manager, Skellham…
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SME alternative finance provider Thincats has announced the appointment of Dan Hartley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hartley has over a decade of experience in senior financial roles and joins from the Lowell Group, one of the largest credit management companies in Europe, where he was most recently chief investment officer. Prior to joining the…
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Stockholm-headquartered fintech Treyd has announced that it has appointed Colin Moss-Davies as its first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), as the company continues a phase of rapid growth and progress towards profitability. Moss-Davies’ extensive commercial leadership experience in B2B fintechs – including a decade leading outbound sales for payments giant PayPal – will be pivotal as…
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Milton Keynes-based asset finance brokerage, Approved Business Finance, has announced two senior promotions, naming Mark Kozo as its new Commercial Director and Emily Skellham as Head of Credit. Rory Dunn, Managing Director of the Approved Group, said “The last year has been one of significant development across the Approved Finance Group with the launch of two…
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Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced it has appointed Alan Coleman as Lending Director within its development finance division. Coleman joins from West One Loans where he was a portfolio manager. He was responsible for taking development finance cases from initial enquiry through to on-going management and subsequent redemption. In his new role, Coleman is…
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The Department for Business and Trade has announced the appointment of Stephen Welton as the new Non-Executive Chair of the British Business Bank. Welton takes over from Lord Smith of Kelvin, who has held the position for six years since 2017. In 2013, Welton was appointed as an advisor to the UK Government regarding the…
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Digital bank, Cashplus has announced the appointment of Leigh Bartlett as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and of Brennan Elliott-Jones to the newly created role of Finance Director, strengthening its finance and executive teams to support the firm’s ambitious growth plans. Bartlett brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge with over 20 years’ experience in…
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Clarke Willmott has announced that it has appointed Darren Kidd as Partner in it’s financial litigation team. Specialising in high value and complex disputes, Kidd has experience across a broad range of domestic and international matters including in the areas of banking/financial services, fraud, insolvency, professional negligence and tax. Kidd has acted for a variety…
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Specialist funding provider, Pulse Cashflow Finance has announced that Siouxsie Ashmore has been promoted to the new role of Head of Strategic Finance with immediate effect. Ashmore will work closely with Martin Bennison the firms’ Sales and Marketing Director to ensure the ambitious growth objectives for this funding solution are achieved. Ashmore brings a wealth…
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Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced that it has appointed Steve Chait as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Chait has more than 30 years in asset based lending with Burdale, Wells Fargo and, most recently, Blazehill Capital. Current IGF CEO John Onslow announced that he has decided to step down as CEO after seven years.…
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Trade credit insurer, Allianz Trade has announced that it has appointed Stephen Bramall as Credit Director for both UK & Ireland. Bramall is responsible for implementing the Allianz Trade in the UK & Ireland’s credit strategy, managing risk underwriting, credit analysis, claims, and collections, plus delivering operational targets and supporting commercial activity. He reports directly…
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