Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Marston Holdings (Marston) has appointed Gordon Hurst as Group Chairman. Hurst joined Capita as Financial Controller in 1988 when Capita was a management consultancy company with a turnover of £2million. He became Group Finance Director in 1996 and was a key member of the senior team that grew Capita into a FTSE 60 business with £4.3 billion…
Read moreKPMG has announced that it has appointed three senior heads to jointly lead its global Restructuring practice. Current Interim Global Head of Restructuring Richard Heis will now lead KPMG’s Global Insolvency practice, while Angel Martin has been named Global Head of Financial Restructuring. Completing the trio of appointments, Mark Raddan has been appointed Global Head of…
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Court Enforcement Services have appointed Joe Chapman as Enforcement Manager. Chapman joins Court Enforcement Services from Marston. For the last 6 years, he worked as one of their on-street audit and fraud investigators. Chapman is also a certificated Enforcement Agent with a wealth of on-street experience. Chapman will report directly to Daron Robinson, Operations Director. Robinson…
Read moreDuff & Phelps has announced that Phil Dakin is joining the firm’s Restructuring Advisory practice as a Managing Director in its London office. Dakin brings more than 15 years’ experience in the corporate restructuring and insolvency sector, having advised companies on procedures including independent business reviews, operational and financial restructuring, and formal insolvency appointments. Dakin…
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Aldermore, has made several new appointments to its Business Finance Risk Management function. Jerry Barrie has been appointed as Head of Asset Management. Barrie assumes responsibility for the monitoring and evaluation of the Bank’s asset finance portfolio and collateral. Prior to joining Aldermore, Jeremy worked in asset management at CIT Vendor Finance, a commercial and…
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Rob Lankey has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the NACFB following the announcement on the 28th October 2016 that Adam Tyler is standing down after 11 years at the helm. Lankey starts with immediate effect to assist with the handover. Lankey, who left Aldermore at the end of June 2016 after nine…
Read moreThinCats has appointed Damon Walford as its new Chief Development Officer. Walford will work alongside ThinCats CEO John Mould to help grow ThinCats’ existing business and capitalise on new opportunities, with a particular focus on originating loans and widening the platform’s network of sponsors across the UK. He has more than 20 years’ experience working…
Read moreAdam Tyler the Chief Executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), is to stand down after 11 years. An NACFB statement said “When Tyler arrived, the Association was run from a small office above a Gift Shop in Exeter with one member of staff looking after 400 members and 48 Patrons. Over the…
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J&P Credit Solutions, the specialist Debt Recovery division of solicitors practice Judge & Priestley LLP, has strengthened its senior management team by appointing Mark Bailey to the newly created role of Director of Collections. Bailey will be responsible for enhancing and growing J&P Credit Solutions’ pre-litigation offering. He will also work to integrate pre-legal collections activity…
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The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has appointed Lloyd Hinton as its next Deputy Vice-President Hinton has been a member since 2001 and an IPA licence holder since 2007, is a fellow of the Association, Chairman of the Examinations & Training Committee, member of the IPA Council and has been progressively active in the Association’s activities…
Read moreLendinvest has appointed Willem Wellinghoff as VP of Compliance. Wellinghoff is responsible for leading the compliance function, setting and maintaining LendInvest’s compliance and risk management strategy. He also serves as a member of the LendInvest’s Governance Committee for Compliance and Risk. Wellinghoff boasts extensive compliance experience having spent a decade at Cabot Credit Management, a leading credit services…
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Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Jifree Cader is joining the firm as a partner in its Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice. Cader, brings a wealth of experience in advising clients on all facets of European insolvency and restructuring. James Conlan Chairman of Sidley Austin said “Jifree has considerable experience in restructuring work, particularly on…
Read moreAverage starting salaries for professional roles have grown by a composite rate of 3.68% in the past three years, according to the recruitment specialist Robert Half. Salaries for professional roles in finance and accounting, financial services, technology and administration are predicted to grow by a further 2.1% in 2017. Starting salaries for accountancy and finance roles…
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