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Specialist business bank Redwood Bank has announced the appointment of David Kennedy as its new Chief Operating Officer. Kennedy has previously worked for Lloyds, Barclays, Shawbrook and Masthaven banks. Gary Wilkinson, Founder and CEO of Redwood Bank, said “We are delighted to welcome David, who has joined at an important juncture and who will be…
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International commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the hire of Sarah Emerson, joining the London office as a Commercial Disputes Partner. Specialising in dispute resolution, Emerson’s previous work spans sectors including cyber, finance, manufacturing, the environment, construction, energy and infrastructure. At Hill Dickinson, she will advise on international arbitration across all sectors and complex…
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Specialist business bank, Redwood has announced it has appoointed David Kennedy as its new Chief Operating Office Kennedy previously worked for Lloyds, Barclays, Shawbrook and Masthaven banks, Gary Wilkinson, Founder and CEO of Redwood Bank, said “We are delighted to welcome David, who has joined at an important juncture and who will be a great addition…
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Metro Bank has announced that Marc Page has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Page will join Metro Bank on 2nd September 2024, subject to regulatory approval. Page has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services roles in Barclays, HBOS and Lloyds Banking Group. He joins from Barclays where he…
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GB Bank has announced it has appointed Mark Sismey-Durrant as its new Chair. Sismey-Durrant joins the Middlesbrough-based bank after spending over 40 years in the UK banking sector, with the majority of that time spent in senior roles. He replaces former GB Bank Chair, Mike Kirsopp, who has stepped away from the business to return…
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Metro Bank has announced it has appointed Andy Veares as its new Managing Director for Corporate and Commercial subject to regulatory approval. Veares has been at the bank since 2012 most recently as Director of Large Trading Businesses. With over 30 years business and commercial banking experience, Andy’s new role sees him take responsibility for…
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Law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the hire of James Harmer, who joins the London team as corporate partner specialising in debt capital market transactions. Harmer joins Hill Dickinson’s Business Services Group and his practice bolsters Hill Dickinson’s existing corporate finance, banking and financial law services in the City, where he will cover both private…
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Asset-based lending specialist, Cynergy Business Finance (CBF) has announced the appointment of Dave Green as Corporate Sales Director. Green, a well-known business finance professional in the North West, brings almost 25 years of experience within the asset-based lending sector, having previously worked as a Business Development Manager for nearly 15 years at RBS Invoice Finance,…
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Reparo Finance has announced the appointment of Ronnie Harris as Business Development Manager. Commercial finance provider Reparo offers bespoke funding solutions to UK SMEs through its nationwide network of brokers. Harris will be responsible for building strong relationships with brokers and clients in the region, guiding them throughout the application process to deliver tailored lending…
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Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has announced it has appointed Steve Chapman to manage and lead its risk and recoveries activity. Chapman joins Optimum with more than 40 years’ experience within Invoice Finance and the financial services, much of which was spent with the Lloyds Banking Group. More recently he worked for Hitachi Capital.…
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Redwood Bank has announced that it has appointed John Eastgate as its new Chief Commercial Officer. Eastgate has more than 30 years’ experience and has previously worked in C-suite roles with OSB Group and Shawbrook Bank. Gary Wilkinson, Co-Founder and CEO of Redwood Bank, said “John has joined us at a very important time and…
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Trade credit insurer Allianz Trade has announced that it has appointed Peter Evola as Commercial Director for the UK & Ireland with effect from 1st December, subject to regulatory process. Evola joined Allianz Trade 12 years ago and has worked for the UK and Ireland, Northern Europe Region, and at group head office in Paris.…
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Sirius Finance has appointed announced that it has appointed William Lloyd-Hayward as its Managing Director, after Brightstar Financial took control of the lender last week. Lloyd-Hayward will lead Sirius while retaining his post as Group Chief Operating Officer at Brightstar Group. Sirius Managing Director Lloyd-Hayward said “There is enormous potential for a business…
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