Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Water regulator Ofwat has announced the appointment of Bethan Evans as its first Head of Wales, establishing a permanent presence in Wales for the first time. Evans will play an important role in ensuring that Ofwat is participating in Welsh policy discussions and will focus on making the best use of the expertise of Welsh…
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Global analytics software provider Fico has named Louise Lunn to lead its newly created Global Analytics Delivery organization. Lunn, who is based in the UK, will oversee the teams of data scientists worldwide that develop custom analytics solutions and exploratory analytics projects for the world’s top banks, as well as retailers, telecommunications firms, insurance companies…
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Provident Financial has announced the appointment of David Shrimpton as Managing Director of Moneybarn, its car finance division, subject to regulatory approval. Shrimpton has been acting Managing Director of Moneybarn since March 2020, following Shamus Hodgson’s departure. Shrimpton has banking and consumer finance experience, in both customer service and operational roles. He joined Moneybarn in…
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Enforcement specialist Just has announced the appointment of Natalie Tate as Director of Operations. Tate has over 15 years’ experience in key roles at Egg Bank, Citi Bank and TDX Group where she was Head of Supplier Delivery, Quality and Performance for the debt management function. Just say that Tate is viewed as a thought…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and purchase industry, has appointed Chris Leslie as its new Chief Executive with effect from 1st August. A former MP, Minister and Shadow Minister with proven knowledge of public policy, parliamentary affairs, financial services regulation and consumer credit, he succeeds Peter Wallwork, who…
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UK Finance, the trade body representing the finance and banking industry has appointed Charles Roe as its new Director of Mortgages. Previously Chief Risk Officer for Nottingham Building Society, in his new role at UK Finance Roe will be responsible for mortgage policy development, reporting to Eric Leenders, Managing Director Personal Finance at UK Finance and…
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Guarantor loans specialist, Amigo Loans has announced that Glen Crawford will be re-joining the Company as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a member of the board. Crawford was originally appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company in February 2016 and Amigo Management in October 2015, but stepped down as Chief Executive Officer during April…
Read moreEnforcement market integrator, Just has appointed Victoria Oliver as its Director of Client Development to assist in the delivery of its strategy. Oliver has over 18 years’ experience working in debt recovery, having held senior roles at Fredrickson International, Lowell and Qualco, where she spent over five years as Head of Strategic Projects, Governance and…
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Just has announced the appointment of Andy Wallace as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). Wallace has a long and distinguished career in IT, holding senior positions and delivering major IT developments in organisations including Allen & Overy, Capital One, Ikano Bank, TDX Group, EIS Consultants Ltd and The Robot Exchange. Nick Georgiades, Managing Director of…
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Provident Financial has announced the appointment of Hamish Paton as Managing Director (MD) of its Consumer Credit Division (CCD), subject to regulatory approval. Paton will take over from Chris Gillespie, who will be joining H&T Group, a FTSE listed pawnbroker. Gillespie has held the role since August 2017. Paton has a strong consumer finance background…
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UK Finance, the body representing the finance and banking industry operating in the UK, has announced the appointments of two new Managing Directors. Karen Baxter, who will lead on Intelligence Strategy for Economic Crime, and Jana Mackintosh who will lead on Payments & Innovation. Both will join the organisation in autumn this year. Baxter is…
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Arum has announced two senior promotions within its senior leadership team. Cormac O’Sullivan (formerly Delivery Lead and Principal Consultant) will take on the new role of Director of Professional Services, and Matt Riddall (also formerly Delivery Lead and Principal Consultant) will become the new Director of Advisory. O’Sullivan has worked at Arum for six years,…
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Qualco UK has appointed five staff members, growing its team, following a succession of significant client wins. The company provides panel and asset management software and analytics to optimise collections on behalf of clients in the financial services, utilities, telcos and home shopping sectors. The onboarding of new clients, including the UK Government, presents Qualco…
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