Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
A new group of top-level executives from the worlds of finance, consumer rights, research and technology is being convened to ensure the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) delivers on its mission of everyone making the most of their money and pensions, and so that the UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing is as successful as possible…
Read moreAberdein Considine has added further industry experience to its Lender Services Practice Group with the appointment of a new Operations Manager. Tahir Bashir has joined the firm from the Ascent Performance Group, bringing with him 20 years of frontline experience in property and volume debt recovery. Bashir has worked extensively with clients such as RBS,…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and debt purchase industries, has announced that it has appointed Colin Matthews to a newly-created role of Process and Systems Coordinator within the Association’s Learning and Development (L&D) team. Matthews is tasked with improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the CSA’s current systems…
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Just, the enforcement market integrator has appointed Adam Wonnacott, to head up its technology and innovation team. Wonnacott has extensive knowledge of collections and recoveries, having previously held senior director positions at both Burlington and Marston Holdings, where he spent time as Managing Director of their subsidiary MoretonSmith. Since 2019, Wonnacott has been working with…
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Hodge Bank has announced a number of changes to its board, including the appointment of new Chairman, Graeme Hughes, who will replace Adrian Piper who retires after nearly ten years as a board member. The bank has also announced Iain Laing will join in July this year as its new chair of risk and conduct,…
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Secure Trust Bank has announced that Rachel Lawrence has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company (CFO), subject to regulatory approval and satisfaction of certain other conditions. Lawrence is expected to commence employment with the Company on 7th September 2020. Paul Lynam, CEO at Secrure Trust Bank said “Rachel has a robust financial background…
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Santander has announced that it has appointed Brad Fordham as its permanent Head of Mortgages after he started in the role on an interim basis in January. Fordham replaces Miguel Sard. Fordham has worked at Santander for more than 25 years, most recently as head of mortgage distribution before his promotion. Fordham said “I’m thrilled…
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Julia Reuszner has been appointed the new Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Intrum’s head office. Resuszner joins from Pepins Group AB, a digital equity funding platform, where she is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Reuszner has a broad background from both the financial sector and the e-commerce industry, and her previous roles include CFO…
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TransUnion has appointed Bill Flynn as General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer for its UK business. In this role, Flynn will lead TransUnion’s engagement with industry regulators and oversee in-house legal, risk, compliance and company secretarial functions. With significant experience in financial services, Flynn has held leadership roles with high-profile businesses operating across Europe and…
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Thames Water has today announced the appointment of Sarah Bentley as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bentley joins from Severn Trent Water where she was the Chief Customer Officer responsible for customer retail and network operations, group technology and transformation. Bentley led the transformation of Severn Trent’s digital customer experience, as well as delivering a fundamental…
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Duff & Phelps has announced that it has appointed Joanne Wright as Managing Director in its Restructuring Advisory practice. She will lead the firm’s UK Personal Insolvency team. Wright, who is based in Manchester, joins Duff & Phelps with over 30 years of experience in the insolvency industry, with the last 20 years spent specialising…
Read moreBanking and lending software provider, Phoebus Software has appointed Mehran Radfar to be its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). His main focus will be to drive change and to deliver operational excellence. Prior to joining PSL, Radfar spent 35 years at Unisys, in the last four of which he was Vice President, heading up Unisys’…
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Just has announced that it has appointed Charlie Horner as a Principal Consultant. Horner has previously worked at TDX Group and Experian and joins to head up the company’s solution design team. Horner will help develop Just’s digital marketplace solutions in order to bring a new, fresh and independent provider’s approach to the market of…
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