Credit, collections & insolvency news
ARC (Europe) has appointed Natalie Bunyer FCICM as its Sales Director with immediate effect. Bunyer brings a wealth of experience within the debt recovery sector having previously headed up Global Debt Recovery and managing a broad client base as well as the day-to-day business operations. Dewi Fox, MD of ARC (Europe) said ‘‘I have known…
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Leney Advice Liaison Group (MALG) has announced that it has appointed Emma Lovell to its board. Lovell took up the role of Chief Executive Officer at the Lending Standards Board (LSB) in April 2020, prior to which she was CEO of R3, the UK trade association for insolvency and restructuring professionals. Her past roles include…
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Debt collection and purchase industry body, CSA Credit Services Association (CSA), has announced that is hasappointed Harvey Watson as Learning and Development Director. Watson is a previous CSA tutor specialising in risk & compliance apprenticeships in both the public and private sector, Harvey also spent thirty-one, high performing years, in Senior Management and Leadership with…
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Third party collections specialist, InDebted has announced the appointment of Kristyn Leffler as Chief Product Officer. Leffler joins InDebted from one of the nation’s largest debt buyers, where she developed innovative, data-driven collections strategies. In her new role, Leffler will lead InDebted’s global product strategy, focusing on enhancing the company’s AI-powered collections capabilities and industry-leading…
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Debt advice charity, the Money Advice Trust, has announced that it has made two new appointments to its senior leadership team, after new Chief Executive Steve Vaid joined earlier this year. Damian Chapman joins as Director of Income Generation, whilst Matt Hartley is promoted to Director of Marketing and Engagement, overseeing the charity’s marketing,…
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Deceased account care management and technology specialist Phillips & Cohen Associates (PCA) has announced that it has appointed Chris Lagow as its new Global General Counsel. Lagow brings over two decades of legal and corporate governance expertise. He has a distinguished career advising companies across the financial services sector, both in-house and at law firms.…
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Law firm Flint Bishop has appointed Shona Houghton as a Partner in its Debt Services division as it prepares to open a new office in Cardiff in Q1 2025, aimed at further expanding its capacity and service lines. Houghton joins Flint Bishop from the London-based law firm Francis Wilks & Jones, where she previously served…
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Debt purchase and resolution firm Perch Group has announced that it has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors Chris Patrick and Mark Onyett to its board. Patrick has over 100 completed portfolio acquisitions and debt financings across 24 European jurisdictions. With more than 20 years in the industry, he has the proven ability to assess, price…
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Law firm Flint Bishop has announced the appointment of Lee Osborne as Head of Operations to support the continued growth of its national Debt Services division. Osborne brings over 25 years of experience in banking and financial services, he joins from CHL Mortgages, where he served as Services Director, managing a £3.2 billion servicing book…
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Money Wellness has strengthened its external relations department with two key appointments. Adam Rolfe has joined as Public Affairs Officer to help inform and support the new government as they develop and change policies that impact the individuals and families supported by Money Wellness. Rolfe will be supporting policymakers by providing real time data and…
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Support services provider MorganAsh has announced that it has appointed customer experience (CX) and customer vulnerability specialist James Edmonds as a Consumer Duty consultant. Edmonds will be working closely with the senior team at MorganAsh to support the company’s customer vulnerability proposition, and to help more firms across different financial sectors to implement MARS –…
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TLT has hired leading debt finance lawyer Roy Grist as a Partner in its national banking team, further strengthening the service it offers clients in this practice area. Grist joins TLT from Squire Patton Boggs, where he led the firm’s banking and finance team in Birmingham for ten years. A nationally recognised banking lawyer, Grist…
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Business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected has announced the appointment of Jamie O’Brien into the newly-created position of Director of Telecoms. In his new sector specialist role, the operational telecoms expert will lead the development of the firm’s new and existing telecoms client portfolio as part of its core growth strategy. Reporting to chief commercial officer…
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