Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Independent law firm, Actons has welcomed a senior insolvency lawyer back to the firm. Victoria Dunstall has re-joined the firm as a Directo, following a year as a senior law lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Dunstall initially joined the firm in 2012 and specialises in all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency, both contentious and…
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Invoice finance provider and fintech firm Optimum Finance has appointed two regional Sales Directors across three UK regions alongside the promotion of Lynn-Marie Jameson to Commercial Director. Kelvin Thomas joins the business as Regional Sales Director for Wales and the West and Iain Hendry as regional Sales Director for the South East. Thomas and Hendry…
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Business advisory firm Quantuma has appointed Fred Satow as Director at its London office as it continues its expansion across key regions. A chartered accountant and licensed insolvency practitioner, Satow has gained over 30 years of experience in the restructuring and insolvency arenas, at a range of Big 4, top 20 and boutique firms. Most…
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Law firm Shakespeare Martineau has announced that it has appointed Paul Bird as its new Chief Finance Officer (CFO). Bird has more than 25 years’ experience including setting up and running the alternative legal service outsource provider, Riverview Law. He has previously held several senior positions in the legal, technology, education and BPO sectors, and…
Read moreInvoice finance provider, Optimum Finance, has announced that fintech expert, Anthony Persse, has taken up the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the tragic death of its founder, Richard Pepler, earlier this year. Persse will fulfil Richard’s ambition for the company: to provide small and medium sized UK businesses (SMEs) with much-needed access to…
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United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Nathan Mollett as the Bank’s new Head of Asset Finance. Mollett joins UTB from Metro Bank where he has been Director of their Asset Finance division since 2015. Nathan is expected to take up his new position at UTB later this year. Mollett is an Asset Finance professional with…
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Metro Bank has announced that it has appointed Nova Everidge as its new Director of Asset Finance. Everidge joined Metro Bank’s Asset Finance team in 2016 when she joined as Head of Operations and Sales Support, reporting into Nathan Mollett. Everidge will now succeed Mollett in leading the function, as he leaves Metro Bank to…
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Enforcement specialist, Just has appointed Will Watson to bolster their dedicated technology team. Watson joins Just as Salesforce Developer. Commenting on joining Just, Watson said, “I am delighted to join the talented and forward-thinking team at Just. The potential of the technology stack here is truly fantastic and I am looking forward to delivering an…
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Enforcement specialist Just has announced the appointment of High Court Enforcement Officer Peter Watt. Watt joins Just with a wealth of experience from previous executive roles at The Sheriffs Office and Board of the High Court Enforcement Officers Association. He will use the enforcement market integrator to service the writs assigned to him from his network…
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Trade credit insurance company, Euler Hermes Group has announced that Wilfried Verstraete, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board of Management, has decided to step down from his operational duties after twelve years in the role. Clarisse Kopff will succeed Verstraete as CEO and Chairperson of the Board of Management in January 2021.…
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Dun and Bradstreet have announced appointed James Harrison as Head of Insurance. Harrison joins Dun & Bradstreet at a critical time for the insurance sector and will focus on helping clients use data and analytics to navigate the current environment, identify opportunities for growth and achieve their competitive edge. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the…
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EY announces seven senior promotion in Turnaround and Restructuring teams (TRS). The seven new EY TRS team partners collective experience includes; creditor and debtor advisory, distressed corporate advisory, debt restructuring, solvent restructuring, pensions strategy and insolvency. Henry Beech, who specialises in advising creditors in challenging restructurings has been promoted to equity Partner along with fellow…
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Resolve Disputes Online (RDO) has announced the appointment of Amir Ali, (Chairman at the Civil Court Users Association), as its Vice President (VP) of Partnerships UK. RDO says that it is excited to be working with Ali who has decades of experience in dispute resolution and more recently as a key advisor to Her Majesty’s…
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