Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Matt Hammerstein, CEO Barclays UK has been appointed Chair of the Money and Pensions Service’s (MaPS) Advisory Group. Hammerstein will take over from Vim Maru, who steps down after more than two years in the role. The Advisory Group, established in May 2020, helps ensure that MaPS delivers on its vision of everyone making the…
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Lowell Group has announced that it has appointed Sally-Ann Hibberd as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Hibberd will sit on the board providing advice and guidance, and join the Audit and Risk Committees. Hibberd joins as Lowell enters a period of significant growth with the firm expanding its expertise in financial services. Hibberd joins the board…
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The Enforcement Conduct Board, the new oversight body for the enforcement sector, has announced the appointment of four new non-executive board members. The four new board members are Alan Cavill is Director of Communications and Regeneration at Blackpool Council, supporting a town that has 8 of the ten most deprived neighbourhoods in England and is…
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Chris Leslie, Chief Executive of the Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for debt collection and debt purchase, has been elected to the board of the Federation of European National Collections Association (FENCA) today at the Associations Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Berlin. FENCA represents the interests of the European credit management, debt…
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IE Hub has announced that Mark Thundercliffe will be joining the business as Chairman of the Board. Thundercliffe joins the team with over 34 years of experience in corporate, retail, and business banking. He has built and developed dynamic financial services companies, products, customer propositions, and distribution capabilities in both developed & emerging markets. IE…
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Connected Data has announced that has appointed Emma Peach as General Counsel and Data Protection Officer. Peach brings with her over 30 years of experience in commercial and privacy law, having held senior leadership roles across some of the world’s largest organisations in the data and financial services space, including Experian and TransUnion. She has…
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Following confirmation from the Environment Secretary, Iain Coucher has been appointed as the new Chair of Ofwat, the economic regulator for the water sector in England and Wales. Coucher will take up the post on 1st July 2022. During the pre-appointment hearing held by Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) Coucher set out…
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Bristow & Sutor has announced that it has hired two leading industry experts as Client Development Managers, representing the latest step in the company’s ongoing commitment to growth and innovation. Michelle Giles and Peter Haywood, who share extensive respective careers in local authorities and across revenues and benefits, will now contribute to an exciting new…
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Europe credit management services provider, Lowell has announced that it has made four senior appointments. The company has appointed Louis Brook as UK Chief Information Officer, Jill Maples as UK People Director, Kevin Peirson as Head of Customer Relations and Naynesh Patel as Customer Insights and Strategy Director. They join at a period of significant…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it has recruited three experienced individuals to its senior leadership team. Mel Gunewardena will take up a Senior Advisor role at the FCA. Gunewardena is currently Chief Market Intelligence Officer at the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission based in Washington DC and a former Managing Director at…
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Fintech, Paylink Solutions has expanded its senior team with a new Head of Operations and Head of Information Security appointments. Joe Clarke has been appointed Head of Operations and will be responsible for overseeing Paylink’s operations and IT services, managing key projects and delivering the performance management framework and new graduate scheme. Susan Rann, Paylink’s…
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United Utilities Group has announced that Louise Beardmore will take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) which will follow the retirement of Steve Mogford early next year. Mogford, who has been in charge of the water company for 12 years, will be supported by Beardmore, who is currently the Group’s Customer Service and People Director until…
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Credit Management Group Intrum UK has announced the appointments of David Price as Compliance Director and David Stranaghan as Strategic Account Manager for its partnership with retailer Sainsbury’s Bank. Price has twenty years’ experience in compliance with firms such as Vanquis Bank, Chase De Vere, American Express and Lloyds Banking Group. He has a track…
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