Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Order-to-cash payment process specialist Onguard has announced the appointment of Andy Bass as it’s new Business Development Manager (BDM) as the company continues its UK expansion and exploits new opportunities in the region. With more than 20 years’ experience within the IT industry in the UK and Europe, Bass has held a number of senior…
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Retailer, Wilko has announced the appointment. of Karen Mackay, who will be joining its senior leadership team as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Board Director. Mackay joins the Wilko family of businesses from Optegra International Limited where she has been Group Chief Financial Officer for the last five years. Mackay will be accountable…
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Leonard Curtis has made a senior hire to its Manchester team with the appointment of Hilary Pascoe as Director. Pascoe joins the Business Rescue and Recovery division and is based at Riverside House, in the city – one of the company’s 19-strong office network that spans the UK and Channel Islands. Her arrival at the…
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Atradius has announced that it has appointed James Burgess as Head of UK Commercial. Burgess, who has been with Atradius since February 2014, joins the UK & Ireland Commercial Management Team under the leadership of recently appointed Regional Director Stuart Ramsden. In his new role, Burgess will assume overall responsibility for account teams and sales…
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Court Enforcement Services has announced that it has appointed Neil Jinks as its new Marketing & Communications Lead. In this senior role Jinks will lead on developing communication processes within group companies and internal working partnerships. Neil’s remit includes developing marketing and communication processes within the business and to assist with the delivery bespoke solutions…
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Accountancy firm RSM has announced the appointment of Tyrone Courtman as a Partner in its Restructuring team. With more than 30 years’ experience, Courtman specialises in business rescue and performance improvement, turnaround without recourse to formal insolvency procedures, business refinance, debt advisory and accelerated mergers and acquisitions. His sector experience spans manufacturing, real estate and…
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Sue Chapple has succeeded Philip King as Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management, the world’s largest professional credit management organisation. Chapple who joined the CICM as Director of Strategic Relationships in 2018, has been interim CEO since King’s departure to become interim Small Business Commissioner in March. In confirming Chapple in the…
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Trade credit insurer, Euler Hermes has appointed Andrew Hodson as Director of Risk, Information, Claims and Collections (RICC) of UK & Ireland. Hodson will be responsible for implementing the RICC strategy, managing risk underwriting, delivering operational targets and representing the function when engaging with key stakeholders. Hodson returns to Euler Hermes’ UK and Irish business…
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The. British Business Bank has announced that it has appointed Catherine Lewis La Torre as its Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Lewis La Torre currently holds the position of CEO of the Bank’s two commercial subsidiaries, British Patient Capital and British Business Investments. In October 2019, Keith Morgan CBE announced that he would be standing…
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Stuart Ramsden has been named Regional Director UK & Ireland for leading trade credit insurer Atradius. Ramsden, who has been with the firm since 1991 succeeds Alun Sweeney who steps down from the role he has held for over 10 years at the end of June. Ramsden’s appointment is effective from 1st July 2020 Having…
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Duff & Phelps has announced that Rob Armstrong has joined the firm as a Managing Director (MD) in its Global Restructuring Advisory practice in London. Armstrong has over 15 years of insolvency experience assisting clients with allegations of fraud, misfeasance and other financial misconduct or improper behavior. He specialises in contentious insolvency litigation, providing solutions…
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Commercial finance provider, Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced that it has promoted Mike Fletcher as Head of Client Portfolio. Fletcher has been with IGF for three years and moved across the sales team during a successful period as ABL director in London. Mike’s experience of working within ABL portfolio management, includes positions held at…
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Just, the enforcement market integrator has appointed Adam Wonnacott, to head up its technology and innovation team. Wonnacott has extensive knowledge of collections and recoveries, having previously held senior director positions at both Burlington and Marston Holdings, where he spent time as Managing Director of their subsidiary MoretonSmith. Since 2019, Wonnacott has been working with…
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