Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
CCW, the independent voice for water consumers in England and Wales, has announced the appointment of four new independent non-executive Directors to its Board, following their appointment by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Lisa Tennant, Jeff Halliwell, Rachel Onikosi and Bev Keogh all began their new roles with the consumer…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it has appointed Non-Executive Chair of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Michael Findlay, as the Chair of its independent Markets Practitioner Panel. Findlay will take up the post from 1st July 2021, succeeding Interim Chair Tim Waddell, Vice Chairman, Global Corporate & Investment Banking for EMEA, BofA…
Read moreLloyds Banking Group has announced that it has hired David Gledhill, a former executive of Singapore’s DBS Bank, as the Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). Gledhill will join in August this year, subject to regulatory approval, leaving DBS where he was group chief information officer and head of technology and operations. Before joining DBS, Gledhill…
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Data-powered integrated agency, Jaywing, has appointed Dean Mitchell as its Regulatory Risk Practice Director. Mitchell was formerly Risk Director at GE Capital’s joint ventures and Chief Risk Officer at a GE owned Dutch Bank, Dean has over 20 years of experience in risk management for banks across Canada, the Netherlands and the UK, managing clients…
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Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of Richard Howes as its new Director of Mortgages. Howes who will take up the new role from mid-July replaces Head of Paradigm Mortgage Services, John Coffield, who last week announced he will be stepping down from his position and retiring at the end of August. Howes joins…
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Gatehouse Bank has announced the appointment of Tracey Bailey as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Bailey, who has more than 20 years’ experience in operational leadership roles, joins the bank from Cheadle-based specialist lender Together where she was Director of Lending and Change. Tracey worked at Together for 22 years, starting as its Head…
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Registry Trust has announced that it has appointed Chris Dick as its new Operations Director. The newly created Operations Director role involves working with the CEO and Financial Controller to develop and agree short and long-term strategy, supervising the daily operation of the customer services and data processing departments, and overseeing the compliance function of…
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KM2 Ethical Finance has announced the appointment of Amir Ali as an Independent Board Advisor. The company says Ali will act as an independent advisor to the team recognising the invaluable contribution a fully independent board advisor can bring as it grows, seeks regulatory authorisation and develops client relationships with major international finance houses. Ali’s…
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Panel and asset management software and analytics specialist, Qualco has announced the appointment of Paul Ellicott as its new Lead Public Sector Manager. Ellicott to develop the public sector side of the Qualco business, having spent 30 years working in the public sector in various roles. In his new position, Ellicott will focus on the…
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The Student Loans Company (SLC) has appointed Chris Larmer as Executive Director, Operations. The Operations Directorate manages the payment of student loans and grants to around 2 million students annually and tuition fee payments to more than 600 Higher Education institutions in England and Wales. During academic year 20/21, SLC made payments of £8.6bn in…
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Collections software specialist, Flexys has announced the appointment of Dr David Scholefield to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Scholefield moves from his current role as Chief Information Security Officer and takes up his new role with immediate effect. Flexys says that Scholefield’s appointment is the first in a series of vital new management roles…
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Fintech firm, Paylink Solutions, has announced that it has hired Andrew Alder as Director of Developments and Partnerships as they increase their client base across the collections, debt advice and lending markets – and support the UK’s financial services sector to meet increased consumer and regulatory demand. Alder has more than 15 years experience of…
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has spent £262,251 on cyber security training for its staff over the two most recent financial years, according to official figures. This data was obtained and analysed under the Freedom of Information (FOI) act by the Parliament Street think tank. The FOI response from HMRC revealed that £150,456 was spent…
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