Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Specialist SME lender 365 Finance has announced George Visser as its new Chief Risk Officer. Visser joins the company after 11 years at Bayport Financial Services Group, in which time he rose from being a Financial Modeller to Head of Commercial Analytics and then Group Credit Executive. Visser will lead 365 Finance’s risk function, overseeing credit…
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Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Paul Learoyd as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Learoyd joins the Society’s executive team with extensive experience across the building society and wider financial services sectors, spanning operations, mortgage propositions, technology and major transformation programmes. Most recently, he served as Digital Programme Director at West Brom Building Society, where he…
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Yorkshire Building Society has announced the appointment of James Mack as its new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, subject to regulatory approval. With over 20 years’ experience in financial services, he is currently Chief Executive Officer at John Lewis Money and previously held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Barclays UK and Aldermore,…
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Nationwide has appointed Richard Walker as its Head of Intermediary Sales. Walker will lead Nationwide’s intermediary sales teams, shaping its engagement with intermediaries and working closely with brokers. He will also lead new-build sales activity across Nationwide. Walker will report to Nationwide’s Director of Mortgage Intermediaries and Partnerships, Damian Thompson. Walker joined Virgin Money in…
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NatWest Group has announced the appointment of Harsh Agarwal as Managing Director (MD) , Customer Experience & Engagement. He joins the Retail Banking leadership team as the bank continues to pursue its growth ambitions. Within Retail Banking, Customer Experience & Engagement brings together propositions, segment strategy and digital experience capabilities. Harsh will lead the function…
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Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has announced that it has appointed Amanda Bryden as Director of Distribution and Incoming Managing Director of Accord Mortgages. Bryden brings more than 25 years of mortgage and intermediary leadership experience, most recently with Lloyds Banking Group. She has also held senior roles at HSBC, Santander and Coventry Building Society. Jeremy…
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Outsourcer and software provider Target Group has announced the appointment of Paul Lynam as a Non-Executive Director. Lynam brings more than 35 years of leadership experience across the banking and financial services sector. He has held several senior executive and board positions, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Equiniti Group and Secure Trust Bank.…
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International credit management and technology company, Pepper Advantage, has announced the appointment of Matthew Wye as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective October 2026, subject to regulatory approval. He will lead the company’s expanding credit management operations, including the mortgage servicing business acquired from Computershare earlier this year. Wye will bring over 20 years of credit…
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Paragon Bank has announced the appointment of Colin Sanders as Managing Director (MD) of its new bridging proposition. Sanders joins Paragon with more than three decades of specialist lending experience, having previously led bridging lender Omni Capital as its CEO, and later founding Tuscan Capital and selling the business to Allica Bank. Paragon has also…
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Dudley Building Society has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Jayne Roberts as Head of Lending and Richard McDonald as Brand and Communications Manager. Roberts joins from Skipton Building Society, bringing extensive experience across the mortgage and lending sector. In her new role, she will lead Dudley Building Society’s lending function, overseeing the continued development…
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Following an external recruitment process, the Bank of England has appointed Nicholas Segal as Chair of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC), and Peter King as Deputy Chair, The EDMC is the Bank’s decision-making body for contested enforcement cases in the statutory regimes the Bank operates in relation to Prudential Regulation, Financial Market Infrastructures, Resolution,…
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The Equity Release Council, the representative body for the UK equity release and later life lending sector, has announced the appointment of John Godfrey as its new Chair. Godfrey brings more than four decades of experience gained from senior leadership across financial services, government and public policy, including as head of the No.10 policy unit,…
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Paylink Solutions has announced the appointment of Andy Hart as Managing Director and Nicky Mikulla as Sales Director. The company says that the appointments reflect Paylink Solutions’ continued investment in shaping the future of affordability. Over the coming months, the company will introduce a range of new platform capabilities that combine AI, intelligent decisioning, automation…
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