Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Kensington Mortgages has announced that it has appointed Mark Foulsham as its Chief Operating Officer. Foulsham has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, having previously held positions at Scope, Surrey Innovations, CIO Connect and esure. He is also currently the founder and director of Keyenable Ltd, and on the advisory board at CIONET. Kensington…
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Anders Engdahl has been appointed new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Intrum. Engdahl is currently Chief Investment Officer. Mikael Ericson, President & CEO of Intrum said “Anders Engdahl has since he joined Lindorff in 2014, gained deep understanding of our core business, both debt collection and portfolio investments. He has a broad and long experience…
Read moreMike Regnier, Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Building Society has been elected as the new Chair of the Building Societies Association (BSA). He takes up this role with immediate effect. Regnier has held the post of Deputy Chair since May 2018 and succeeds Stephen Mitcham, Chief Executive of the Cambridge Building Society. At the same…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA) has been shortlisted by the Trade Association Forum (TAF) in its Best Practice Awards 2019 for the Skills Development Award. The TAF has shortlisted the CSA for its work in helping to develop the next generation of credit and collections professionals and for supporting best practice in Compliance, Risk and…
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Fintech platform Freedom Finance has announced that it has appointed Jake Ranson as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) to further drive its digital transformation. Ranson joins from Equifax where he held the position of Chief Marketing Officer for Europe. Ranson will be responsible for furthering Freedom Finance’s customer strategy, helping potential borrowers to understand and unlock…
Read moreDebt collection specialist Opos has announced that it has appointed John Freel as Head of Client Engagement. Freel has over 30 years’ experience within the collection and debt purchase industry and is known for his honesty, integrity and commitment to exceeding clients’ service requirements. Freel said “My reasons for joining Opos were straightforward. Firstly, I…
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Business process outsourcing (BPO) and operational transformation provider, Target Group has announced the appointment of Stuart Anderson as Chief Commercial Officer. Anderson brings more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including leading high-performance teams within the banking and insurance sectors and specialising in complex business services and transformational BPO. Anderson joins…
Read moreM&S Bank has announced that Paul Spencer has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of M&S Bank, following his appointment as interim CEO, M&S Bank, in February 2019. Prior to this, Spencer was Chief Control Officer for HSBC’s Retail Banking and Wealth Management business. He also previously held the position of CFO for Marks &…
Read moreMorses Club has announced that it’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Andy Thomson, plans to retire from his role on 1st July 2019. Thomson will remain as a Non-executive Director (NED) on the Board of Morses Club. Thomson was involved in the RCapital acquisition of Morses Club in March 2009, remaining on the Board as a…
Read moreFiduciam, the short to medium term lender, has announced a key hire which has enabled it to expand its lending activities in the north of England and open a new office in Manchester. The company has hired Chris Parr to head up its new northern office. Parr has worked in bridge lending for over 12…
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Home collected credit lender Morses Club has announced changes to the board of the company. Baroness Simone Finn has been appointed to the Board as an independent non-executive director and Chair of the Audit and Risk & Compliance Committees with effect from 5th May 2019. Baroness Finn is a member of the UK House of Lords. She is a former…
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Paragon has announced that it has made two new appointments to its Vehicle finance team. Alan Timms has joined the specialist lender as a Regional Sales Manager to source and develop new business in the commercial vehicle sector while Kat Schorah joins him as an Assistant Relationship Manager. Timms has been in the industry for…
Read moreDespite positive changes like halving co-investment costs, small businesses in England are still struggling to take on new apprentices after the 2017 reforms, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). FSB believes that both the upcoming Review of the Apprenticeship Levy and the Spending Review 2019 are opportunities that the Government…
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