Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
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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Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has appointed Edward Winterton as UK Chief Executive Officer. Commenting on Winterton’s appointment, David Postings Global CEO at BFS, said: “I have worked with Edward for five years. His knowledge, experience and tenacity are a huge benefit to BFS and I am confident that under his leadership, our UK business will…
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John Charcol has announced the appointment of its new director of partnerships. Alan Young brings with him a track record of growth through the development of strategic partnerships and increased cross-sale revenue. Young joins John Charcol from GoTo Mortgages, where he worked as Managing Director. Speaking about Alan’s appointment, Simon Knight, CEO of John Charcol,…
Read moreAldermore, the specialist bank, has made two senior appointments to its Business Finance risk team. Jon Flagg has joined as Risk Director for Asset Finance and Clive Gould has been appointed Risk Director for Invoice Finance. Having started his financial services career in corporate lending at NatWest, Flagg has over two decades of asset finance risk…
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Duff & Phelps has announced that Michael Bills has been promoted to a Managing Director in its London office as part of the Restructuring Advisory practice following two successful secondments to leading Asset Based Lending institutions. Bills specialises in providing strategic financial advice and planning to borrowers and lenders with ABL facilities. This advisory work…
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Henry Howard Finance (HHF), has added to its management team by appointing Anne Williams as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Williams has more than two decades of senior management experience at GE Capital. Joining GE Capital in 1994, Mrs Williams quickly rose up the ranks, eventually spending more than three-and-a-half years as fulfilment leader, helping the…
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Atradius has appointed Mike Thomas as Head of Risk Services for UK & Ireland. Thomas has nearly two decades of experience within Atradius, joining in 1999. Initially appointed as an underwriting and recovery specialist his roles included underwriting Atradius’ intensive care portfolio. Mr Thomas then became responsible for managing higher risk multinationals within the automotive,…
Read moreIndependent Growth Finance (IGF) has appointed Paul Edmeades as the firm’s Head of Underwriting for Asset Based Lending. Edmeades joins the business from Shawbrook Business Credit, where his role was Business Development Director for over two years. He has also held previous positions at GE Commercial Finance and NMB Heller, and has over 20 years’ experience in…
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