Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Teachers Building Society has announced the appointment of Julie Nicholson as its new Chair of the Board of Directors, succeeding current Chair, Roy Spragg, when he completes his term of office at the end of April. Julie will be officially appointed as Chair on 26 April 2018. Nicholson has been a Non-Executive Director at Reliance…
Read moreThe Money Advice Service has announced that Sarah Porretta is to be appointed the new Interim Director of Financial Capability The appointment was made by the Money Advice Service Board. Poretta was most recently Head of Financial Inclusion and Education at Lloyds Banking Group, where she led their work on financial capability, and is already…
Read moreDebt Collection Agency, Ardent Credit Services has announced that it has made three senior appointments as its long-term growth plan continues to yield results. Ruth Pointon has been appointed Collections Director, having previously worked as Head of Operations and latterly Client & Solutions Director for Akinika Debt Recovery. Shahaab Afzal (Shabby) has joined the company as…
Read moreDebt purchaser, Lowell has announced the appointment of John Pears, to the new role of UK Managing Director. Pears will join the business later this year, subject to formal approval from the Financial Conduct Authority. Pears will join Lowell’s UK and Group Executive teams and report to Group CEO, James Cornell. He will take charge…
Read moreMann Island Finance has announced that Head of Sales John Hughes has been appointed as Managing Director of the business. Hughes replaces Jo Jenner who has now moved to a new role at parent Investec. Hughes has been part of the team that sold the business to Investec in 2014,and will be taking the lead…
Read moreThe Northview Group has appointed Mark Arnold as its new Chief Executive. Former Chief Executive Amany Attia stood down from the role last year. Northview includes the Kensington, New Street and Acenden brands. Arnold will officially join on 10th April. Northview Group executive chairman Tim Breedon says: “Mark has extensive experience and knowledge across financial…
Read moreABCUL (Association of British Credit Unions Limited) Chief Executive Mark Lyonette has announced that he will be leaving the association. Lyonette has been at the association for over 20 years. Under Lyonette’s leadership ABCUL has developed into a leading voice on issues such as financial inclusion and banking and payments reform. The Association has secured successive…
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Aire has announced two new senior appointments. Peter Jackson, a former CEO of Worldpay UK and current CEO of Paddy Power Betfair, took the post of Chairperson of Aire’s Board of Directors in October 2017. Previously, Jackson worked as Head of Global Innovation at Banco Santander and held senior positions at Lloyds and Halifax. His…
Read moreVernon Building Society has announced the appointment of Steve Fletcher as its new Chief Executive. Fletcher succeeds Mike Hanson, who has retired. Fletcher joins from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, where he was head of customer banking networks. Fletcher says: “I am delighted to be joining the society at such an important and exciting time in its…
Read moreCollections specialist Grosvenor Services Group has announced two new appointments to its team. Russell Brewin has been brought on board as head of field operations, whilst Keigley Griffiths has been appointed as a new account manager. Brewin has 21 years’ of industry experience at NPower, where he was responsible for field operations, debt collection and…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced the appointment of Marshall Bailey as Chair of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) with effect from 1 April 2018. The appointment was made by the FCA Board and the Prudential Regulation Committee (PRC) with the approval of HM Treasury. Marshall Bailey…
Read moreEuropean debt purchaser Intrum has announced that Thomas Moss has been appointed acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Current CFO Erik Forsberg will leave the company next week Moss is currently the Director of Group Business Control at Intrum, a role that he has held for the past 4 years. Before he joined Intrum he held the…
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Phoenix High Court Enforcement has announced two new appointments. Jason Critchley joins as a new Business Development Manager, in the High Court Services team. Critchley, an ex-Wales and Great Britain Rugby League International, has been appointed to a new role in the company as Business Development Manager, High Court Services. Jason has an extensive knowledge…
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