Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
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…
Read moreBusiness rescue and recovery services specialist, Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group has announced that Sean Ward has joined the company as Manager. Ward has in excess of 12 years’ experience in the restructuring industry, three years of which have been spent working offshore in both the British Virgin Islands and the Channel Islands. Ward is…
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Debbie Nolan has succeeded Pete Whitmore as Chair of the Chartered Institute of Credit Managers (CICM) Executive Board of Trustees. She is joined in her new position by Phil Rice as Vice-Chair and Glen Bullivant as Treasurer. Nolan, the UK CEO of global financial solutions company, Arvato, has been a graduate member of the CICM…
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Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank has appointed Donald Kerr as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment follows the announcement in late 2019 that Mike Kirsopp was to retire from the role at the end of 2020. Subject to regulatory approval Donald will take up his appointment in November, with Mike stepping down…
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