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ALD Automotive has appointed Gilles Bellemere as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, replacing Pascal Serres, who has joined Societe Generale. Bellemere will serve alongside Tim Albertsen, the other Deputy Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Masterson, Chief Executive Officer, within ALD Automotive’s general management team. Bellemere joined ALD Automotive France in 2001 as Director Of Operations. His…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today confirmed the appointment of Nick Stace as a Non-Executive Director to its board. The appointment, made by HM Treasury, is for an initial three year term starting 1 April 2017. Stace is currently Chief Executive of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He has held executive leadership positions in consumer…
Read moreCapital One Financial Corporation has announced the appointment of Amy Lenander as UK CEO. Lenander will be responsible for the overall strategic direction and general management of the UK credit card portfolio, replacing Chris Newkirk who has recently been appointed President of International and Small Business Card at Capital One. Since joining Capital One as…
Read moreHSBC Holdings plc announces the appointment of Mark Tucker as a director and Group Chairman Designate from 1 September 2017. Tucker will take over as non-executive Group Chairman on 1 October. He is currently Group Chief Executive and President of AIA Group Limited (AIA). He joined AIA in July 2010, and led its successful IPO in October…
Read morePermanent TSB Group has confirmed the appointment of Robert Elliott as the next Chairman of the Group with effect from 31 March 2017. Elliott retired recently as Chairman and Senior Partner Linklaters LLP. Jeremy Masding, Group Chief Executive of Permanent TSB, said that the Group was delighted that Mr. Elliott would be the next Chairman; “Robert is…
Read moreThe board of debt judgment registrar Registry Trust has designated Nick Rossiter its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from July this year. Rossiter has worked with Registry Trust for 13 years, initially as operational manager and more recently as an Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. Last year he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive. Rossiter will…
Read moreAccountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has appointed respected insolvency sector figure Mike Norris to its Advisory Board. Norris joins AiB as a non-executive board member to offer independent challenge and professional expertise to the Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Since 2008, Norris has headed up the UK, Canadian and Dutch operations for Max Recovery, the leading…
Read moreCallcredit Information Group has announced the appointment of three new global market development leaders. Eamonn Tierney, the Group’s current Managing Director, Credit Solutions, will move to head up a consolidated UK business development team. Rick Biggs, the Group’s current Managing Director, Software, Analytics & Fraud, will become the head for the Group’s International Markets. A new head…
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Masthaven have appointed Matt Andrews as the new Managing Director of Mortgages. Andrews is the Managing Director of Bluestone Mortgages. Andrews brings 10 years of mortgage leadership experience with him and prior to his role at Bluestone he was Managing Director of a Merrill Lynch mortgage division and a Director at Kensington Mortgages’ direct to consumer operation.…
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Bluestone Group has announced the appointment of David Torpey as Managing Director (MD) of Bluestone Mortgages and Group Chief Operations Officer (COO). Torpey will fill the newly created COO role as well as assuming the position of Managing Director of Bluestone’s mortgage business, replacing Matt Andrews who has recently left the business. Torpey brings nearly…
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Teachers Building Society has pointed Simon Beresford as its new Chief Executive Officer. Beresford will replace Finance Director Dean Fensome, who has acted as Interim Chief Executive. Having recently held the position of Managing Director for BlackRock’s retail business, Beresford has also served at Nationwide where he was a branch director, Managing Director of personal…
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Ecology Building Society has announced the appointment of Martin Sims as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Sims joins after more than six years at Co-op Bank, having most recently served as senior manager for mortgages. Sims has also held positions at Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS. Paul Ellis, CEO of Ecology, said “I…
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Eamonn Crowley has been named as Permanent TSB Group’s new Chief Financial Officer. Crowley is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Bank Zachodni WBK SA, Banco Santander’s publicly listed Polish retail and commercial bank. While at Bank Zachodni, Eamonn executed the merger between the bank and Kredyt Bank to form Poland’s number three bank. Jeremy Masding, group Chief…
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