Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Phoenix Commercial has launched a new High Court Enforcement service. Paul Caddy, Managing Director and Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer (AHCEO) has brought together an experienced High Court team, headed up by Nicola Harrington-Carter as Director of High Court Services. Harrington-Carter a former Director at The Sheriffs Office, brings with her Melissa Church as Marketing…
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Companywatch has appointed Jo Kettner (née Roberts) as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Kettner takes over the firm’s leading executive role from co-founder and former CEO Denis Baker who will remain with the firm as a board director and full-time member of staff. Since 2003, Kettner has held a number of roles at Company Watch. Initially…
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Duff & Phelps has appointed Allan Graham as Managing Director of its Restructuring Advisory practice. Graham will focus on Duff & Phelps’ mid-market restructuring and insolvency cases nationwide. Graham joins Duff & Phelps from KPMG, where his 27-year career included 19 years as a Restructuring partner. Having been based in the Midlands for half of…
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The Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA) has appointed Michael Walsh as Chairperson of the organisation in Ireland and Mark O’ Rourke as Vice Chairperson. Walsh, who has over 25 years’ experience in the Irish banking sector, is currently Director of Ulster Bank Invoice Finance. Michael has held a number of senior roles within the company…
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Adrian Hyde, a Partner at CVR Global LLP, has been appointed as the new president of R3. Throughout his career, Hyde has worked on a wide range of insolvency matters, primarily focussed on contentious insolvency, tackling crime, and fraud related cases, along with overseas issues at offshore jurisdictions and business centres. Prior to joining CVR,…
Read moreBelfast firm MKB Law has appointed James McIlveen to join its’s debt recovery team as a legal executive. McIlveen will be dealing exclusively with debt recovery and collection matters. McIlveen said: “I have accumulated over 30 years of commercial litigation experience, and was admitted as a member to the Institute of Credit Management in December 2002. I…
Read moreSiemens Financial Services has appointed Paul Walsh as Regional Corporate Director for its Invoice Finance team. Walsh was previously with Bibby Financial Services, where he served as regional corporate sales manager. Prior to that, he spent 25 years at Barclays Bank as regional sales manager. Welcoming Paul to his new post, Ian Cole, head of…
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Shulmans has announced it is strengthening its business recovery and insolvency team with a new appointment and an internal promotion. Lucy Clark, who join the company in 2013, has now been promoted to Associate. Lucy has specific expertise in investigatory work and asset realisation in complex bankruptcies, in addition to extensive knowledge of all matters…
Read moreBibby Financial Services (BFS), has appointed Ben Smith as UK Corporate Sales Director. After joining BFS from British Nuclear Fuels Plc in 2010, Smith has held a variety of roles including Corporate Manager, Head of West Midlands Business Centre and – most recently – Head of Corporate for the Central region. Officially starting his new…
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The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has appointed Ruth Duncan as its new President. Ruth takes office with immediate effect and serves as the Association’s figurehead and Chair of its board of directors for the next twelve months. Ruth, launched RNF Business Advisory (which has offices in Maidstone and London) in 2013, with more than 30…
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Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced the appointment of Alec Viney as Commercial Banking Director. Viney will be joining the bank’s specialist Large Commercial Banking team and will look after business customers in the south-east of England. Joining from HSBC, Alec has over 25 years’ experience in the industry and previously…
Read moreOnline invoice peer-to-peer specialist MarketInvoice has announced the appointment of Shaun Alexander as Head of Risk. Alexander is a highly regarded senior management level professional with over 30 years’ experience in retail and corporate banking, namely at Barclays and Santander, where he led teams focussing on asset-based lending and business finance. Alexander began his career at Barclays in…
Read moreRestructuring and advisory work is an increasingly important focus for professionals who advise insolvent businesses, according to a survey by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. A large majority (68%) of respondents said that demand for advisory work had increased in recent years, with over half saying this is because awareness of business rescue options has…
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