Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Trade credit insurer, Allianz Trade has announced that it has appointed Stephen Bramall as Credit Director for both UK & Ireland. Bramall is responsible for implementing the Allianz Trade in the UK & Ireland’s credit strategy, managing risk underwriting, credit analysis, claims, and collections, plus delivering operational targets and supporting commercial activity. He reports directly…
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The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has announced it has appointed Karen Page, Managing Director of Caterpillar Financial Services, to its board. Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the FLA, said “I am delighted that Karen has joined us. Her sector expertise will further strengthen the FLA’s insights across the full breadth of the industry.” Karen…
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Time Finance has announce dit has appointed Ollie Cole into the role of Broker Manager to strengthen the firm’s hard and soft Asset Finance offering across the South West of England. Cole brings with him over a decade of experience in the finance industry, most recently in the position of Business Development Associate at Paragon…
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Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank has appointed Sarah Barker to the new role of Chief Commercial Officer. Reporting to the bank’s CEO, Donald Kerr, she will focus on sustainably growing Cambridge & Counties Bank’s real estate finance, asset finance, deposit, and marketing businesses. Barker was most recently Director of Relationship Banking at The Co-operative…
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Invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has announced it has appointed Mike Jones as a Senior Relationship Manager. A former semi-professional sportsman, and with a Twickenham Cup Final to his name, Jones has almost 25 years’ experience in invoice financing and lending to growing businesses. He has worked for some of the biggest names across multiple…
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The British Business Bank has appointed Chantal Geall as its new Chief Risk Officer, effective from September 2023. Geall joins the British Business Bank from Lumon Pay, a private equity-backed firm that provides payment services and foreign exchange to private individuals, small businesses and institutions. As part of her role, Geall built their risk function…
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Chartered accountancy body ICAEW has announced the appointment of David Franklin as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As CFO, Franklin will be responsible for the Institute’s finance and central operations teams and will be one of the executive representatives on the ICAEW Board. The appointment was made by a senior staff appointment panel, comprising members…
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Time Finance has announced it has appointed Matthew Ridgley to the team as Asset Manager. Ridgley joins with 17 years’ experience in the industry, having started his career in asset management roles at Bank of Scotland and Siemens Financial Services before moving into a sub hire auditor role at Lombard Asset Finance. In his most…
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Assetz Capital has announced that it has appointed David Allanson to its board as a Non-Executive Director. Following a 30 year career in commercial lending, latterly as Regional MD, Lloyds Corporate Banking, Allanson has for the last 6 years taken up several non-executive/board advisory roles, across multiple sectors across Financial Services, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Digital and…
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Time Finance has announced the appointment of Thomas Ludden as Business Development Manager (BDM) in its Invoice Finance team. Ludden joins the alternative finance provider with over 14 years’ experience in Invoice Finance. He enjoyed roles in both client services and business development at Bibby Financial Services, before moving to Giant Pay (Outsauce) whereby he…
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Assetz Capital has announced that it has appointed Andrew Fraser as its Chief Commercial Officer. The company recently announced its institutionally funded lending strategy and its move away from retail funding of its lending. The 10-year old alternative lending platform has continued to focus on its core areas of expertise including ground up residential housebuilding,…
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The British Business Bank has announced the appointment of Louise McCoy as Commercial Managing Director, small business lending. McCoy joined the Start Up Loans Company, now a programme under the British Business Bank, in 2016 as an account director before becoming its commercial director in 2018. Prior to that she worked in relationship management, customer…
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Ashraf Piranie has joined specialist business lender Redwood Bank as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Piranie brings with him more than 25 years of financial services experience. Piranie has an enviable track record that includes retail and commercial banking. He has worked in a number of different areas, including strategy, operations, customer service, change management, IT,…
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