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Elevate Credit International, a UK lender offering tech-enabled online credit solutions, has appointed Steve Grice as its new Managing Director. Grice will lead the UK operation of Elevate Credit, which strives to create a fairer financial world for all. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, Grice served as Chief Technology Officer where he was…
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Motorpoint has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of its first-ever Chief Operating Officer. Andy Smyth joins the independent car retailer from equipment leading and servicing specialist JLA where for the last six years he worked as Group Operations Director. Smyth will be based at Motorpoint’s newly-opened group headquarters on Pride Park in Derby.…
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Hodge Bank has appointed two new board Directors. Graeme Hughes joins as Senior Independent Director of Julian Hodge Bank and Hodge Life Assurance Company. David Gulland joins the board of Hodge Life Assurance Company. Both will join the Board of Hodge. Hughes spent the vast majority of his career with the Nationwide Building Society, most…
Read moreThe Cambridge Building Society has announced Peter Burrows as its next Chief Executive Officer. Stephen Mitcham, the Society’s Chief Executive Officer for the past 12 years announced his decision to step down earlier in the year to spend more time with his family and pursue other interests. With 20 years’ experience in financial services gained…
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Water UK has announced Christine McGourty as its new Chief Executive Officer. McGourty will join the water and sewerage industry’s trade body on 16th December 2019. McGourty has extensive experience in regulated industries and trade bodies, leading the corporate affairs functions at Centrica, British Gas and Energy UK, as well as serving as a non-executive…
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Consumer and business insights specialist, Equifax has appointed Jayadeep Nair as Chief Product and Marketing Officer for its UK and Ireland business. With over two decades of experience in financial services across product and propositions development, Nair will oversee all product and marketing activities at Equifax across the UK and Ireland. He will be based…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed new members to its Consumer Panel. Erik Porter, Jonathan Hewitt and Julia Mundy begin three-year terms as members of the independent Financial Services Consumer Panel. Hewitt has wide-ranging experience gained over 25 years in retail investments and banking, in a variety of roles across marketing, business development, strategy,…
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Target Group has announced a change of leadership. The company has announced that Ian Larkin will step down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the business at the end of the year. After five years at the helm, Larkin has led Target through a huge transformation by doubling the business size, broadening its client base…
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The Finance & Leasing Association’s (FLA) Chairman and board have announced that Stephen Haddrill has been appointed Director General of the FLA and will take up his role in early December. Haddrill has had an extensive Whitehall career, and also held numerous senior industry positions, including Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council and…
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Mike Davies has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for TransUnion in the UK. Davies will lead the UK operations, optimising business processes to support continued growth. With over 20 years’ experience in operational and IT leadership, as well as business transformation and change management, Davies has previously held senior leadership roles across financial…
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Moray Hulme has been appointed as Director of Mortgage Sales at Paragon, expanding his remit to include product development for mortgages alongside continued leadership of the regional sales team. Prior to his new appointment, Hulme was Head of Mortgage Sales at Paragon and successfully led the regional sales team for more than ten years. He…
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Oodle Car Finance has appointed Andrew Lawson as Chief Product Officer. Lawson joins Oodle from peer-to-peer lender Zopa, where he has held the position of Chief Product Officer. Prior to that, he held several senior positions at Oliver Wyman, Capital One Bank and Experian, specialising in driving data driven customer value growth across consumer businesses.…
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International deceased account management specialist, Phillips & Cohen Associates (PCA) has announced the appointment of several key European executive roles as it continues to expand internationally. Ana Suarez Minguez, has been appointed as Site Director for the business’ Madrid office and will lead the growth of PCA’s Spanish and Portuguese servicing capability. Suarez Minguez is…
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