Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
TSB has announced the appointment, subject to regulatory approval, of Richard Davies as Commercial Banking Director – a newly created role within TSB’s Executive Team to spearhead the Bank’s ramp up in business banking. Richard will join TSB at the end of 2017. TSB’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Pester, said “Nearly four years since launch, TSB…
Read moreCommercial debt collection agency, Hilton-Baird Collection Services has appointed Receivables management expert Victoria Herd as a Director. A Fellow and Advisory Board member of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), Herd will be using her extensive expertise to help the company’s corporate clients to improve their order-to-collections process, policies and systems in order to boost…
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Aldermore has announced the appointment of Richard Baxter as Head of Risk for Invoice Finance, a key strategic role within the Bank’s Business Finance team. Baxter will be based in Aldermore’s Manchester office and report directly to Clive Gould, Risk Director for Invoice Finance. He will be responsible for risk management and oversight of the Invoice…
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Software specialist Rimilia has appointed Karl Campbell, who joins as Chairman. In addition to the appointment the company has raised $25m in growth funding. The round was co-led by Kennet Partners and Eight Roads Ventures. Rimilia has clients across Europe and the US including Avis, Hitachi, Santander and Travis Perkins and currently employs over 70 people at…
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and WalesChartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICAEW has appointed Tyrone Courtman as Chair of its insolvency and restructuring special interest group. Courtman is a Partner at PKF Cooper Parry has more than 25 years’ experience, leads PKF Cooper Parry’s business restructuring, recovery and insolvency services team across the…
Read moreBusiness finance provider, Henry Howard Finance, has appointed a new regional director for the South West to its Asset Finance division. With a career in finance spanning more than three decades, including 10 years as a director of asset finance at Lombard, Richard Arnold, joins the firm as South West regional director. Mark Crook, Group CEO…
Read moreThe NACFB has announced the appointment of Graham Toy as Chief Executive Officer. Toy joins the organisation as a permanent replacement for interim CEO, Rob Lankey, who left the Association recently at the end of his interim posting. Paul Goodman, Chairman of the NACFB said “Graham joins us at an important time for the NACFB.…
Read moreJohn Brooks has joined alternative lender Thincats as Business Origination Manager. Brooks joins the company from Natwest and having spent 42 years working with UK businesses – 30 years of which he spent working within different areas of the SME market. The past 12 years have seen John specialising in the professional services sector in…
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Credit Insurer Euler Hermes has strengthened its UK and Ireland management team with the appointment of Melissa Dowle as Director of Customer Strategy and Mike de Bresser as Commercial Director. The Director of Customer Strategy is a newly-created role and Dowle will manage Euler Hermes’ response to the changing needs of clients and brokers. De…
Read moreThinCats, has announced the appointment of Samantha Gray as General Counsel. Gray has a strong legal background and over 16 years’ experience in the profession. Her impressive legal history includes working as Partner at Langley Solicitors LLP and heading up their Finance Law Unit which covered financial services, banking, insolvency and restructuring matters. Damon Walford…
Read moreAndrew Wilson & Co have promoted Joe Hanlon to company Director. Hanlon, who started his career within the industry 11 years ago is also in the final stages of qualifying as a High Court Enforcement Officer (HCEO). Aged 29 Hanlon will be one of the youngest authorised officers in the country. He is now fulfilling…
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CVR Global has strengthened its partner team with the appointment of an experienced insolvency and restructuring professional. Charles Turner has joined the insolvency, restructuring, international fraud investigation and asset tracing firm and will be based out of CVR Global’s London office. Turner spent 23 years with PwC and after leaving the firm in 2010 was…
Read moreThe High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has announced that David Asker, Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer (AHCEO) and Director of Corporate Governance at The Sheriffs Office has been elected to join the board. The HCEOA, formerly The Sheriffs Officers Association, was founded 130 years ago, with its core aim to represent its entire members and…
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