Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Credit Insurer Atradius has confirmed the appointment of Darren Power as Head of Commercial, Northern Region. Power, who boasts over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, will join the Manchester based Atradius Northern Hub this month. Power moves to Atradius from Aon Credit Solutions where he has been Branch Director for Aon’s North Eastern…
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Accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young has announced that has appointed a new Partner to its London office. Brian Johnson joins after being a partner at accountants HW Fisher for 11 years. Johnson has over 36 years of experience working in in business turnaround, restructuring and insolvency, and specialises in advising SMEs and individuals in sectors including…
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Independent invoice finance provider, Gener8 Finance has announced that it has promoted Tansy Cunningham (Battson) to the new role of Head of Business, effective as of 1 August 2019. Cunningham will be responsible for leading the Gener8 business, supporting both the sales and operations teams. Ed Rimmer, Chief Operating Officer at 1pm plc, said “We…
Read moreDebt recovery and outsourcing specialist, Controlaccount has announced it has appointed Sarah Waters as Director of Business Development. The appointment marks the start of a strategic plan to drive growth into new sectors for commercial debt recovery firm. Waters brings a wealth of experience to Controlaccount; her key achievements in previous sales and account management…
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Begbies Traynor has announced that it has appointed Andrew Maitland as Senior Insolvency Administrator to help grow its presence across the Humber region and North Lincolnshire. With seven years’ experience working for accountants and insolvency practitioners, Maitland takes up the position of senior insolvency administrator with Begbies Traynor. In his new role, he will be…
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Insolvency and restructuring firm CVR Global has bolstered its senior team to support its growing international offering with the appointment of Darren Reeds. Reeds joins the firm as a Partner from Deloitte where he was Head of Financial Advisory Services for their insolvency and restructuring division in the British Virgin Islands. Reeds has spent five-and-a-half…
Read moreSpecialist lender, Aldermore has appointed Tim Boag as interim Business Finance Managing Director (MD) with overall responsibility for Invoice Finance, Asset Finance and Commercial Real Estate. Boag will replace Carl D’Ammassa who will leave the Bank on 15th July. Boag joins from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) where he was Managing Director for their Corporate…
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SME fintech lender ThinCats, has announced the appointment of Andy Hegedus as Director of Underwriting. Hegedus brings a wealth of industry experience to ThinCats, having joined the commercial banking industry in 1979, working across both client-facing and internal roles. Andy joins from Barclays, where he spent 12 years in the SME credit team, supporting businesses…
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The British Business Bank today welcomes Edward O’Hara as its new Chief Risk Officer. As the UK government’s economic development bank, the Bank’s mission is to help drive economic growth by making finance markets work better for small businesses, enabling them to prosper and grow. A key part of the delivery of its objectives is…
Read moreDuff & Phelps, has announced that it has strengthened its Restructuring Advisory practice in Birmingham with the appointment of Vijay Merchant as Director. Merchant joins Duff & Phelps from KPMG, where he spent over 13 years in the deal advisory practice as associate director, and also completed a 12-month secondment to the business support team…
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Mortgages specialist, Hampshire Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Andrea Glasgow as a Business Development Manager. Glasgow previously worked at Barclays for almost nine years in a variety of roles. She most recently held the position of BDM at Castle Trust for three years. Hampshire Trust Bank specialist mortgages Sales Director Alex Searle said…
Read moreIndependent Growth Finance (IGF), an independent commercial finance provider, has announced the appointment of John Allbrook as Non-Executive Chairman replacing Matt Cooper, who, during three years as Chairman, helped IGF transition from a small financier to a major independent asset based lender. Since leaving GE Capital in 2004 Allbrook has built an impressive track record…
Read moreICAEW’s has announced its new President for 2019/20 will be Fiona Wilkinson. Wilkinson will use her role to be an ambassador for inclusion in accountancy and to ensure the profession is fit for the future. Wilkinson has spent her career as an advocate for diversity in the profession, spreading the message that accountancy is inclusive and…
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