Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
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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Asset finance brokerage, Approved Business Finance, has announced two senior promotions, naming Mark Kozo as its new Commercial Director and Emily Skellham as Head of Credit. Kozo, formerly Marketing Director, is eager to collaborate with the leadership team in his new role to enhance the organisation’s business growth. Previously holding the position of Sales Manager, Skellham…
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SME alternative finance provider Thincats has announced the appointment of Dan Hartley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Hartley has over a decade of experience in senior financial roles and joins from the Lowell Group, one of the largest credit management companies in Europe, where he was most recently chief investment officer. Prior to joining the…
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Stockholm-headquartered fintech Treyd has announced that it has appointed Colin Moss-Davies as its first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), as the company continues a phase of rapid growth and progress towards profitability. Moss-Davies’ extensive commercial leadership experience in B2B fintechs – including a decade leading outbound sales for payments giant PayPal – will be pivotal as…
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Milton Keynes-based asset finance brokerage, Approved Business Finance, has announced two senior promotions, naming Mark Kozo as its new Commercial Director and Emily Skellham as Head of Credit. Rory Dunn, Managing Director of the Approved Group, said “The last year has been one of significant development across the Approved Finance Group with the launch of two…
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Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced it has appointed Alan Coleman as Lending Director within its development finance division. Coleman joins from West One Loans where he was a portfolio manager. He was responsible for taking development finance cases from initial enquiry through to on-going management and subsequent redemption. In his new role, Coleman is…
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The Department for Business and Trade has announced the appointment of Stephen Welton as the new Non-Executive Chair of the British Business Bank. Welton takes over from Lord Smith of Kelvin, who has held the position for six years since 2017. In 2013, Welton was appointed as an advisor to the UK Government regarding the…
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