Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Maeve Ward has joined specialist lender Together as Intermediary Project Manager. Ward will primarily be Together’s representative in Wales and will review strategic growth plans with directors. Ward will also support brokers and colleagues, providing group training presentations, lender days, and where appropriate, media and events in the region. Ward started her career with First National…
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Aryza Group has announced the appointment of Kevin O’Neill as its Chief Revenue Officer. O’Neill joins Aryza from Napier Ai, where he served as Chief Revenue Officer, driving the company’s business growth plans. Previously, he has held senior roles at Fenergo and RBC, bringing a wealth of expertise to Aryza’s team. O’Neill’s career also includes notable…
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OSB Group has announced it has appointed Victoria Hyde as Chief Financial Officer, taking up her post on 10 May. Hyde succeeds April Talintyre, who said she would retire in November and steps down from the board at the firm’s annual meeting on 9th May.Hyde joined the FTSE 250 lender as Deputy Chief Financial…
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Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Manj Dhinsay as Senior Intermediary Lead. Dhinsay career journey, which spans nearly two decades with Coventry Building Society, began in the branch network where she honed her skills as a mortgage advisor before transitioning into management roles. In 2013, Dhinsay moved into the intermediary sector, leading inbound…
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The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has announced a trio of appointments which will add a wealth of policy and governance expertise to its board with the Non-Executive Director appointments of broadcaster Iain Dale, economic authority Paul Johnson CBE and charity sector leader Caron Bradshaw OBE. The three new appointments will replace Liz Barclay and Graham…
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The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has announced it has appointed Geoff Maleham, Managing Director of Novuna Business Finance, to the FLA board. Maleham has more than 20 years of business and Asset Finance experience, with credit risk roles held at both Abbey and ING Lease before joining Novuna Business Finance in 2013. He was…
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Starling Bank has announced the appointment of Raman Bhatia as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bhatia will take over from John Mountain, who has been acting as interim CEO since founder Anne Boden announced she was stepping back from the role last year. Bhatia is currently the Chief Executive of OVO, a leading technology-enabled energy…
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Hodge has announced that it has appointed Rob Ford as its Head of Mortgage Origination. Ford has extensive experience in underwriting, having held senior leadership positions overseeing lending operations at organisations including Bank of Ireland and Principality Building Society. Ford will develop the Underwriting department at Hodge, ensuring it consistently makes responsible, efficient and flexible…
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Mortgage broker, Just Mortgages has announced the promotion of Mortgage and Protection Advisor Tara Panayi to the role of Mortgage Manager. In her new role, Panayi will utilise her expertise and experience to mentor and develop advisers that have graduated from the Just Mortgages academy, as well as existing advisers too. She will be working…
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The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced the appointment of Lara Stoimenova as Non-Executive Director to its board. Stoimenova brings experience from a wide range of sectors including digital and telecoms in both an executive and non-executive capacity. In looking at the current opportunities and challenges facing payments in the UK and internationally, including the impact…
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Startline Motor Finance has announced the appointment of Gary McLeod to the newly-created role of Head of Commercial. McLeod was one of the company’s earliest employees, being recruited as Underwriting Manager in 2013, he has risen through several positions as the company has expanded. A graduate of Edinburgh Napier University, McLeod worked for a number…
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Digital mortgage lender, Molo Finance has appointed Matthew Kimber as Chief Executive Officer. Kimber joined Molo last November as Chief Operating Officer and has over two decades of banking and finance experience. Prior to that, he worked at CHL Mortgage for over eight years, leaving as Managing Director. Kimber has also worked in underwriting…
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Social purpose lender Salad Money has announced that it has appointed Bernard de Barbeyrac to the role of Chief Data Officer. de Barbeyrac brings extensive experience in building decision science risk models, joining Salad Money after nearly eight years with Funding Circle UK where he was Global Head of Decision Science. His career has included…
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