Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Begbies Traynor has announced that experienced insolvency practitioner Laura Baxter has been promoted to Director. Baxter was appointed to the position of Assistant Manager in 2016, becoming a manager the following year. She was promoted to Senior Insolvency Manager at the firm’s Hull office in 2019. With over 13 years’ experience of providing insolvency advice…
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Colin Haig, Restructuring Partner at BDO, has been appointed President of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. Haig takes over from Duncan Swift, Corporate Advisory Services Partner at Moore UK, who has just completed his year-long term as R3’s President. Haig, who has over 40 years’ experience as an insolvency practitioner, will work with…
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Commercial finance provider, Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has appointed Paul Whitaker as Chief Risk and Operating Officer. Whitaker joins IGF after two and a half years at Barclays bank, where he held the position of Head of Business Transformation and Delivery. With the COVID-19 crisis presenting a significant challenge for many UK SMEs, Whitaker joins the business to further assert IGF’s position as a leading alternative…
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Enforcement solutions specialist Just has announced that Scott Collin has accepted the permanent role of Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Collin will sit on the boards of both Just and its sister company, Arum. Collin has been working with Just since its launch last year and with Arum since the beginning of 2019, following more…
Read moreSpecialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has announced the appointment of two Regional Directors to its North West team to support the region through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The company has hired brothers Stuart and John Davies as Regional Directors who between them have a combined 23 years of experience in the asset-based lending space…
Read moreKevin Hellard, Partner and Insolvency and Asset Recovery Practice Leader at Grant Thornton UK LLP, has been announced by the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) as its President for the next 12 months, serving as Chair of the Association’s Board of Directors and acting as key representative of the Association. Hellard has more than 25 years’…
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Business advisory firm Quantuma has appointed Darren Mason as a new Partner at the firm’s head office in London. A chartered accountant, Mason has spent 20 years of his career as a partner in restructuring and pensions advisory at Grant Thornton UK, before which he held positions at the Royal Bank of Scotland and PwC.…
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Elizabeth Jenkin has joined Nimbla as Chief Commercial Officer. Jenkin joins from Lloyds Broker RFIB and previous to that Aon where she worked for 18 years, latterly serving as Chief Broking Officer for EMEA. Jenkin has a total of 25 years’ experience in insurance and reinsurance having begun her career underwriting at Euler Hermes before…
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Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of two new Partners in its corporate restructuring and M&A teams. Lemi McAuley, who will be based in Leeds, is a specialist in board advisory and transactional matters and has acted for a number of corporate clients, clearing banks, private equity providers and insolvency practitioners. His appointment means Shoosmiths now…
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Deloitte has announced that it has appointed Martin Chapman as Restructuring Services Director. Chapman has joined the firm as a director from another ‘big four’ firm, where he was the national sector expert for restructuring in education. His experience includes working with higher education institutions, further education corporations, independent schools, private training providers, lenders to…
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A sharp rise in the number of people ‘dying in debt’ has led Begbies Traynor to expand a specialist team. The company says that the number of cases involving the insolvent estates of deceased people is rising, largely due to more ‘hidden debts’ or unpaid care home fees being discovered. When the liabilities of an…
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International debt collection specialist Atradius Collections has appointed a new Country Director for the UK and Ireland. Yvette Gray has taken the helm at Atradius Collections – a business she helped bring to the UK 13 years ago. With industry experience built up over nearly three decades, Gray has been trade credit insurer Atradius since…
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Insolvency and Restructuring trade association R3 has announced that it has appointed Liz Bingham OBE as it new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bigham joins R3 after a 35-year career in the insolvency and restructuring profession, during which she was a Managing Partner at EY, and was R3 President in 2013-14. Bingham replaces Emma Lovell, who…
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