Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced the appointment of 11 sector leaders named who it says will help shape the UK’s future financial wellbeing The leaders will chair Challenge Groups which will recommend how the UK can achieve the five national goals set out in the government-backed UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing, launched…
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Just Mortgages has announced that it has appointed its first female Financial Services Director as it continues its expansion and diversity drive. Kerry-Ann Davies has been in financial services for 16 years having spent 13 years at NatWest where she managed a team of mortgage advisers and helped them to exceed compliance and productivity performance…
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Billing software specialist Echo Managed Services has appointed four new team members to Aptumo, multi-utility billing software division. The billing technology business has taken on four new members of staff this month, as it expands the team behind its innovative and flexible, customer-friendly billing engine. Following a number of on-going projects and continued interest in…
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Credit management company, Lowell has appointed Jamie Wilson as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Wilson will join Lowell’s Group Executive team and become a member of the Investor Board. He will take up his new role with effect from 2nd March. Most recently Wilson was EVP and CFO of Avon Products Inc,; prior to that,…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of Sheldon Mills as the Interim Executive Director of Strategy and Competition. Currently the FCA’s Director of Competition, Sheldon will replace Christopher Woolard as he steps into the role of Interim Chief Executive. He will become a member of the FCA’s Executive Committee. Sheldon joined the…
Read moreThe Ofcom board has announced the appointment of Dame Melanie Dawes as Chief Executive. Dame Melanie has been Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2015. She will take up her new position in early March. Dame Melanie has held senior roles across the Civil Service, working in partnership across…
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Law firm, Aberdein Considine has moved to strengthen its banking litigation team with two senior appointments. Natalie Mortimer joins the firm as the Head of Compliance for the Lender Services Practice Group. Mortimer has moved to Aberdein Considine from Virgin Money where she was Head of Risk, Compliance and Quality. She brings over 15 years’…
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The Treasury has today confirmed the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Board. Jeannette Lichner and Bernadette Conroy will each serve three-year terms beginning on 1st April 2020 and 1st August 2020 respectively. Bernadette Conroy has senior manager and non-executive experience in organisations in both the public and private…
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The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has announced that Emma Lovell has been appointed as the LSB’s Chief Executive. Lovell joins the LSB from R3, the UK trade association for restructuring and insolvency professionals. She will take over from current Interim Chief Executive Mark Neale. Lovell’s first major task will be to take forward our new…
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Third-party administrator of mortgages, Computershare Loan Services has announced that it will fund free Money Advice Scotland training courses from its Charity Donations Fund. Money Advice Scotland has recently launched a new programme of training, and the funding will allow it to offer two rounds of its Complex Cases course free to its members. The…
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Finance & Insurance (F&I) specialist AutoProtect have announced that Tara Williams will be re-joining AutoProtect Group filling s newly created role of Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. Additionally, she will become Managing Director of i-Comply Online – the business she headed up following its acquisition by AutoProtect in 2014. Williams’s appointment comes at a crucial…
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StepChange Debt Charity has appointed Vanessa Northam as its new Head of Strategic Relationships. Northam joins from Tully (part of the Openwrks Group) where she was previously Head of External Affairs. She will join the charity on 3rd February, reporting to Vikki Brownridge, Director of Charity Development. Northam and her team will be responsible for…
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The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced the appointment of Caroline Siarkiewicz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Siarkiewicz has been acting CEO since June 2019, during which time the organisation has developed and published its UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing. Siarkiewicz takes up the helm of MaPS at an exciting time for the organisation…
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