Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Civil Court Users Association (CCUA has announced that it has appointed Neil Jinks as its new Chair following an election. Jinks succeeds Rob Thompson who concludes a distinguished five-year tenure as Chair and a long-standing commitment to the CCUA through various committee roles. Lisa Keating of Davisa Solutions has been elected to replace Jinks…
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Ofwat has announced the appointments of Chris Walters as its new interim Chief Executive and Helen Campbell as the new interim Executive Director, Delivery. Walters was previously the Senior Director for the Price Review, and Campbell was previously Senior Director for Sector Performance at Ofwat. In his role as interim Chief Executive, Walters will provide…
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Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) has announcedunced the appointment of Muna Yassin MBE and Jason Wassell to its board. Yassin is CEO of Rooted Finance and Wassell is CEO of the Consumer Credit Trade Association (CCTA). This latest announcement follows the recent appointments of MALG Chair, Fiona Hoyle of Finance and Leasing Association, and new…
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Social lender, Fair for You has announced that it has appointed Mark Trenavin-Body as a Non-Executive Director. Trenavin-Body is a senior finance leader with extensive experience across sectors including financial services and not-for-profit. He is currently Chief Financial Officer at St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi Academy Trust, which includes 21 schools and employs nearly…
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Water regulator, Ofwat has announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Black is stepping down at the end of the month. The news follows the Defra announcement that Ofwat is to be transferred into a new, integrated water regulator. Black will be standing down at the end of August with an interim appointment will be…
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Sigma Connected has announced that it has appointed Errol van Graan as its new Director of Operational Delivery, leading the delivery of its operations in South Africa. Cape Town-born van Graan previously spent 20 years with Vodafone in a variety of senior operational and customer experience roles, including within its Romanian and Australian businesses. Now…
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Liam Coleman has been appointed interim chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Coleman has over 30 years’ extensive financial services, public sector and board experience. He was formerly chief executive officer of The Co-operative Bank, deputy group treasurer and group head of capital management at The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and group director,…
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Fairer Finance has appointed Helene Brichet as Chair of its Consumer Advisory Board (CAB). The Fairer Finance Consumer Advisory Board plays a critical role in overseeing the consumer group’s activities, scrutinising its commercial relationships, research, ratings, campaigning efforts, and media commentary to uphold transparency and independence. Brichet previously served as a CAB member for four…
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The Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) has announced that it has appointed Fiona Hoyle as its new Chair. Hoyle is the Head of Consumer & Mortgage Finance and Inclusion at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) and has been on the board of MALG for four years. She replaces former MALG Chair Paul Smee, also…
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StepChange Debt Charity has appointed three new trustees – Ramon Kaur, Sean Lynskey and Lisa Mellor. The appointments come at a transformative moment for StepChange. The charity recently launched a bold new five-year strategy focused on delivering even better outcomes for people in problem debt, driving meaningful change through policy and research, and securing long-term…
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StepChange Debt Charity has announced it has appointed Sue Murdoch as its new Chief People Officer. Murdoch brings over 25 years of experience across telecoms, professional services, financial services, and banking, She has held senior leadership roles spanning every aspect of the people agenda—including transformation, organisation development and organisation design, recruitment, reward, talent to and…
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Debt resolution specialist DCBL has announced the appointment of Vicky Felton as Director of Operations. With over 25 years of industry leadership experience, Felton brings a wealth of knowledge to DCBL. During her distinguished career in telecoms, Felton spent time at O2 and Virgin before making the move to DCBL HQ in Runcorn. Felton has also…
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Debt management provider Lantern has recruited Neil Hardman as Business Development Manager. Hardman joined the company earlier this month, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the credit industry. He will support Lantern as it continues to scale up servicing operations and expand its client base in the next few years. Hardman will bolster the…
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