Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Enforcement Conduct Board (ECB) Chief Executive Officer Chris Nichols has welcomed David Parkin on a full time secondment for up to 12 months. Until recently, Parkin was the Deputy Director for Civil Justice and Law Policy at the Ministry of Justice. Chris Nichols said “David brings a wealth of experience to the ECB –…
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The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Caroline Siarkiewicz, has confirmed to the board that she will not be taking up a second term. Siarkiewicz was appointed as CEO in January 2020 having been acting CEO since June 2019. She will step down at the end of January…
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Debt purchase, collections and litigation specialist, Perch Group has announced the appointment of Rob Oxley as Origination Director and Bronia O’Regan as Lead Implementation Manager. Oxley brings 13 years’ experience in senior client facing roles within the credit risk and collections industry to Perch Group. Four of those years were spent at TransUnion and six…
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Webio, a provider of conversational AI solutions has announced the appointment of David Gagie to its board as a Non-Executive Director, effective immediately. Gagie has global experience in banking, payments and risk management, and was a Senior Advisor on regulatory conduct issues relating to retail banking, consumer credit and payments at the Financial Conduct Authority…
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Mindcrest has announced that it has appointed Neil Jinks as its’s new Client Success Director. Jinks is a debt litigation and enforcement professional, specialising in leading legal debt recovery operations and client relationship management. In his new Jinks will be responsible for driving client development for Mindcrest’s Lender Services and Recoveries teams in the United…
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StepChange has announced the appointment of Alex Pitcher as its new Chief Risk Officer, who will join the charity in June. Pitcher is currently leading credit reference agency TransUnion’s global risk management team and approach, having previously managed the UK risk function. StepChange says Pitcher’s wealth of experience will be crucial to supporting the implementation…
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Aquiring and collecting non-performing loans specialist, PRA Group has announced the appointment of Owen James as Global Investments Officer. James has been with PRA Group for more than a decade, most recently as Managing Director of Acquisitions. He has led the Company’s investments in Europe and has served on the European senior management team. Over the…
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Arrow Global Group, a vertically integrated alternative asset manager specialising in credit and real estate, has announced the appointment of Gabi Cohen as Managing Director (MD), Nordics, Client and Product Solutions (CPS). The CPS team is responsible for setting Arrow’s capital formation strategy and broadening the firm’s investors set by enabling global capital pools to…
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TCN, a global provider of a cloud-based call centre platform for enterprises, contact centres, BPOs and collection agencies, has welcomed a number of new appointments as it grows its operational teams in the UK and Europe. Victor Marcu, Business Manager Europe, Adrian Stefan, Director of Sales Europe and Spencer Taylor, hHad of UK & Eire…
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The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has announced Christine Farnish CBE as its Chair of Trustees – a role she will take up in July this year. As a former Managing Director for Public Policy at Barclays and Consumer Affairs Director at the Financial Services Authority, Farnish brings…
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Debt charity StepChange has announced that current Director of Operations, Vikki Brownridge, will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 1st May 2023, taking over from Phil Andrew who leaves the charity after more than five years in post. Brownridge is the first woman to become Chief Executive of the charity and takes up…
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Debt advice specialist, Money Wellness has announced that it is set to appoint more than one hundred new professional advisers to provide additional capacity, enabling it to deliver free debt advice and ongoing support services following its commission earlier this month by the Money & Pensions Service (MaPS). The advisers will be employed on a…
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The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced that Ann Harris OBE, CPFA has been reappointed to its Board by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Harris has served as Non-Executive Director on the MaPS Board since it was first established. Her new term will run for two years from 1st April 2023 to…
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