Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Mark McAllister has been named as the government’s preferred candidate to be the next Chair of energy regulator, Ofgem. An engineer by profession, McAllister has served as Chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) since April 2019, where he is charged with ensuring the ONR delivers efficient and effective regulation of the nuclear industry. His selection…
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The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has announced that Mike Keil will become Interim Chief Executive from next month. Keil, who is currently the consumer body’s Senior Director for Policy, Research and Campaigns – will step into the shoes of departing CEO Emma Clancy from 2nd October. Keil joined CCW in May 2017 as its…
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The Money Advice Trust has announced the appointment of four new Trustees to support the next phase of the charity’s development. Adam Khan, Alexandra Meagher and Zitah McMillan have joined the Board of the Money Advice Trust with immediate affect, with Mark Allison set to join in January. Mark Allison is a policy and strategy…
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Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has announced that Chief Executive Emma Clancy will step down form her role at the end of September to take up the position of CEO at Salix Finance. Salix has appointed Clancy to lead its organisation in the next stage of its development championing the delivery of energy efficient public…
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Water regulator Ofwat has made three senior director appointments to strengthen its senior leadership team. The role of Senior Director in Sector Performance will be taken by Helen Campbell, Lynn Parker will be Senior Director, Casework, Enforcement and Customers and Kate Kendall will be Senior Director in Major Projects & Markets for a 12-month interim…
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Paylink Solutions have announced that Susan Rann has stepped down from her role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with Jake Ranson appointed as successor. Rann steps down from the role after after five years of service in that role. In statement the company said “That while we are saddened to see Susan leave, we are…
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StepChange Debt Charity has announced the appointment of Liz Harding, Mike Ashley and Sue Acton as Trustees, who will join its board on 1st July. StepChange conducted a comprehensive and extensive search process to find new expertise to support the future direction and strategy of the charity. In particular, the charity sought lived experience of…
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Second charge mortgage distributor, Freedom Finance Mortgages has announced the appointment of Richard Sharp as Managing Director. Sharp has over twenty years of executive experience in the consumer lending sector and joins FFML from Tandem Bank, where he was Managing Director of Unsecured loans and Customer Proposition Director. He previously held operational and leadership roles…
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Joanna Elson CBE has announced that she will be stepping down as chief executive of the Money Advice Trust in early September, after 17 years leading the debt advice charity. Elson will take up a new role as chief executive of Independent Age, the charity focused on financial hardship in later life. Since her appointment…
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Silicon Credit Management, a provider of credit management solutions, has announced that its has appointed Rob Sands as its new Chief Operating Officer. Sands brings almost 20 years of operational leadership and financial services experience, making him a valuable addition to the team. he has a proven track record in the financial industry, having served…
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Audit, tax and consultancy firm RSM UK has appointed a dedicated Consumer Duty expert to support financial services clients with the new rules, which represents the most fundamental regulatory change programme for the financial services industry since TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) principles were introduced in 2006. Michael McCormick joins RSM’s London office on 12 June…
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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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