Credit, collections & insolvency news
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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Commercial lending software factoring and receivables finance company, Lenvi has been appointed by BNP Paribas, to support its European risk management and operations functions through its risk management software Riskfactor. Over the course of the multi-year contract, Lenvi will support BNP Paribas in reducing risk and improving operational efficiency. Through the implementation of the full-service…
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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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Digital bank, Cashplus has announced the appointment of Leigh Bartlett as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and of Brennan Elliott-Jones to the newly created role of Finance Director, strengthening its finance and executive teams to support the firm’s ambitious growth plans. Bartlett brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge with over 20 years’ experience in…
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Clarke Willmott has announced that it has appointed Darren Kidd as Partner in it’s financial litigation team. Specialising in high value and complex disputes, Kidd has experience across a broad range of domestic and international matters including in the areas of banking/financial services, fraud, insolvency, professional negligence and tax. Kidd has acted for a variety…
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Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has announced that it has appointed Steve Chait as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Chait has more than 30 years in asset based lending with Burdale, Wells Fargo and, most recently, Blazehill Capital. Current IGF CEO John Onslow announced that he has decided to step down as CEO after seven years.…
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Cerberus Receivables Management (CRM) has announced that it has been recognised by a global sustainability rating scheme, moving up from a silver rating to gold in just 18 months. The Salford-based specialists in recovery and realisation of receivable assets has built on its invitation to submit to the EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment last year to support banking partners…
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Investment platform Lightyear announces the launch of small business investment accounts for freelancers and sole directors. The launch comes alongside a brand new partnership with BlackRock to bring access to Money Market Funds for UK businesses without the high fees or minimum investments. Whilst sole directors are the largest and most underserved segment of the…
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Business Debtline, run by the charity the Money Advice Trust, has launched a new AdviserHub to help debt advisers support small business owners in financial difficulty and to help signpost them to Business Debtline. Business Debtline’s AdviserHub, which is free to all advisers in England and Wales, is designed to help when providing debt advice…
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