The FCA and PSR Boards have appointed Alison Potter as Chair of the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) and the PSR’s Enforcement Decisions Committee (EDC). These two committees are responsible for taking certain regulatory decisions on behalf of the FCA and the PSR. Committee members are selected based on their ability to make independent decisions…
Read moreBlack & White Bridging has announced it has appointed Najma Hashime as the company’s new Lending Manager. Hashime brings extensive experience in the lending sector and will be based in the London office, where she will play a crucial role in managing the company’s growing origination pipeline. Her appointment comes as Black & White Bridging…
Read moreJames Briggs has joined newly launched specialist lender Afin Bank as Intermediary Sales Director. Previously Briggs was Head of Intermediary Sales at Together Personal Finance. Briggs will lead the charge to develop broker relationships ahead of the lender’s planned full launch next year. Briggs joins his former Together Personal Finance colleague Alan Davison, who is…
Read moreGlobal information and insights company, TransUnion has announced the appointment of Madhusudan ‘Madhu’ Kejriwal as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for UK and Europe. Kejriwal will officially join TransUnion in January 2025. The appointment is subject to the required regulatory approvals. Kejriwal started his career with Capital One in Fraud & Credit Risk and…
Read moreBroker, Just Mortgages has expanded its self-employed management team with the appointment of James Hoskins as Area Director. Based in Bristol, Hoskins will be supporting and mentoring self-employed brokers in the region and up into the Midlands. He brings with him two decades of experience in the mortgage market and wider financial services. As part…
Read moreJaywing Risk Consulting has announced that it has appointed Saghir Khan as its new Strategic Partner, strengthening the leadership team. Khan, who began his career in banking as a trainee with JP Morgan in the late nineties, has worked with the likes of UBS, KPMG and Accenture, across banking and consultancy. Khan holds extensive experience…
Read moreAtom bank has announced that it appointed Ayshea Robertson as its new Chief People Officer (CPO). Robertson joins from Zen Internet, the internet service provider, where she spent six years as CPO and Board Director. She has significant experience leading HR functions within a wide range of businesses over the course of her career, including…
Read moreStephen Haddrill, Director General of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), has announced that he will retire next summer after five years in the role. The FLA says that a search for a successor will begin in due course. Commenting on his departure, Stephen Haddrill said “I joined the FLA at the end of 2019,…
Read moreSpecialist lender Together has announced that it has promoted Chris Adams to the role of Chief Financial Officer, joining the Group’s Board of Directors [with immediate effect. Initially joining Together as Head of Financial Reporting in 2017, Adams’ seven-year career with the ambitiously growing specialist lender has seen him promoted through the ranks to Group…
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have appointed Elizabeth Passey as Chair of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme’s (FSCS) board. Passey will take up the role on 1st October 2024. Over a 30-year career, Passey held senior positions with J Stern & Company, Investec Asset Management and Morgan Stanley. She…
Read moreThe Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced that it has appointed Andrew Buckley as a Non-Executive Director (NED) to its board with immediate effect. Buckley is a Simon Industrial Fellow at The University of Manchester, researching service innovation and central bank digital currencies. He is an experienced Board member with financial services experience including prior…
Read moreGlobal service provider for credit information provider Creditinfo has announced the appointment of Charles De Winnaar as its Global Head of Sales Strategy and Sales Operations. As an experienced sales leader in financial services, De Winnaar will lead Creditinfo’s global sales strategy and operations across its network of 30 credit bureaus. He joins the company…
Read moreAndy Mielczarek has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chetwood Financial almost ten years on from having co-founded the company/ Paul Noble has been announced as his replacement, subject to regulatory approval. Founded in 2016, Wrexham-based digital bank Chetwood Financial received a restricted banking licence in late 2017 before being granted a full…
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