Arrow Global appoint new Chief Executive

7th December 2016 Consumer Collections |

Arrow Global Group  (Arrow)  has announced that Tom Drury has decided to step down as Group CEO.  Lee Rochford, formerly CFO of Virgin Money will replace Tom as Group CEO and Board Director from 3 January 2017. Drury will remain with the business until the end of February to provide an orderly handover period. Rochford…

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ICO appoints new Deputy Commissioner

5th December 2016 Consumer Collections |

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has appointed Rob Luker as Deputy Commissioner (Policy). Luke will join the ICO on 30th January. He was previously British High Commissioner to Malta, and has also served overseas in Brazil and Paris as well as in policy roles at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London. Information Commissioner Elizabeth…

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Shoosmiths appoints new Partner

2nd December 2016 Consumer Collections |

National law firm Shoosmiths has appointed dispute resolution and asset finance expert David Farnell to the firm’s new office in Leeds as a partner in the firms recoveries services group (RSG). Joining from Addleshaw Goddard, Farnell has over 20 years’ experience as a finance litigator and works with a number of the UK’s leading banks…

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Spring Finance announces new appointments

23rd November 2016 Consumer Collections |

Spring Finance has promoted Kate Hill to Underwriting Manager. Hill has been an underwriter at Spring Finance since joining the company in July 2015. She previously worked at packagers The Loans Engine and Loans Warehouse, as well as Barclay’s, during the first 13 years of her career. Hill will be assisted by new underwriter Penny…

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BSA members elect new Deputy Chair

18th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

The Building Society Association (BSA) has announced that Jonathan Westhoff, Chief Executive of the West Brom has been elected as the Deputy Chair of the BSA.  He replaces Chris Pilling, Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Building Society, who is stepping down. Commenting, Dick Jenkins, BSA Chairman said “Jonathan has already proved himself a thoughtfully outspoken member…

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Marston appoints Corporate Strategy Director

17th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

Marston Holdings (Marston) is pleased to announce that Daniela Quicksilver has joined the Group as Corporate Strategy Director. Quicksilver previously worked at Rothschild, where she worked for the private debt fund, Five Arrows Credit Solutions. She was closely involved with the fund’s investment in Marston, and therefore has nearly three years experience working with the Group.…

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Elevate recruits four new members to its executive team

17th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

Elevate UK has added four new members to its executive team. Lauren Darby joins as Vice President of Marketing, Karen Taylor as General Counsel & Director of HR, George Power as Senior Director for Product Development, and Steve Grice as Chief Technology Officer. Lauren Darby is heading up Elevate UK’s marketing division, which includes leading…

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TotallyMoney.com appoints Chief Commercial Officer

17th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

TotallyMoney.com has hired Tom Platt to head up its commercial team. Platt starts the new role as Chief Commercial Officer in late November.  With over 15 years of experience working in the financial services and technology sectors, Tom joins TotallyMoney.com from leading cloud services platform provider BCSG, where he oversaw global sales and partnerships. Prior…

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GFKL Lowell Group appoints Regional Manager

16th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

GFKL Lowell Group has announced the appointment of Thomas Dold, previously CEO of Tesch Inkasso Group, as DACH (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Regional Manager with immediate effect. The Regional Manager role is a new one for the Group and is introduced to bring the capacity and capability necessary to drive the Group’s growth. Thomas Dold…

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Marston appoints Group Client Services Director

8th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

Marston Holdings has announced that Alistair Townsend has joined the business as Group Client Services Director. Townsend was previously Head of Revenues and Benefits at Milton Keynes Council. He joins the Group with extensive knowledge of local taxation, revenue collection and local government. He has represented local government on a number of working groups for…

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Central Trust appoints Regulatory Consultant

4th November 2016 Consumer Collections |

Central Trust has announced the appointment of a Regulatory Consultant to its board of directors. Jane McMahon has joined the second charge mortgage lender as a regulatory consultant. As well as Central Trust, McMahon has also been appointed as regulatory consultant for Central Trust Syndicate Number One Limited, Central Loans Limited, Commercial Trust Limited and…

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Financial Services investing more in training and development

26th October 2016 Consumer Collections |

While budgets for training and development came under pressure during the recent economic downturn, they are now firmly back on the agenda in the financial services sector, according to new research from leading specialist recruitment consultancy, Robert Half Financial Services. Recognising the perceived value of training and certification to employees, nearly four in 10 (39%)…

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The London Institute of Banking & Finance launches new Diploma

19th October 2016 Consumer Collections |

The London Institute of Banking & Finance has launched launched a CeMAP® Diploma. The new CeMAP® Diploma builds upon the success of The London Institute of Banking & Finance’s industry-leading level 3 qualification CeMAP®. To gain the advanced qualification, advisers will need to complete a new level 4 Advanced Mortgage Advice unit, building on CeMAP’s…

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