Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Specialist lender Together has promoted company stalwart Duncan Abraham to oversee its regulated and unregulated underwriting operations. Abraham who joined the finance group 25 years ago, was previously Head of Residential Underwriting and will take up his new role as Underwriting Operations Director next week. The highly-experienced financial services professional will take responsibility for 64…
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Dudley Building Society has announced it has appointed Andrew Turvey as its new Chief Risk Officer. Turvey has previously worked for a number of banks and building societies, most recently Vida Homeloans. He is currently a data standards committee member for the Bank of England and has also previously worked at the Financial Conduct Authority. In…
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The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has announced that it has appointed two new board director Emma Powell, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Admiral Money, and Lee Rhodes, Commercial Director at Aldermore Bank join the board. With more than 18 years’ experience in financial services, Powell’s impressive credentials span a number of senior leadership…
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National brokerage Just Mortgages has announced the appointment of Shey Wade to the role of Digital Marketing Manager. Wade will work across the financial services division at Spicerhaart to support Just Mortgages’ brokers in both the employed and self-employed divisions, as well as advisers at Just Wealth – its financial services arm. His remit will…
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Revolut has announced has it has appointed Francesca Carles as it’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its British business. Carlesi will start the new with Revolut in December 2023. She spent more than 15 years in the financial industry across a range of sectors including private equity, retail and commercial banking, investment banking and asset…
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Global credit intelligence company Pepper Advantage has announced the appointment of Narinder Auluck as Group CTO, based in London and effective immediately. A mathematician by training, Auluck has over 20 years of experience in the banking and finance sector leading digital innovation strategies at global banks including UBS, Barclays, HSBC and NatWest. Most recently, he…
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AutoProtect Group has announced that it has appointed Peter Carter as Head of Compliance. In leading the Group’s compliance activities, Carter will spearhead the development and implementation of all compliance activities across the Group. These include internal compliance, the leadership of the iComply programme and management of the business’ network of Appointed Representative retailers. Carter…
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The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has announced the appointment of John Phillipou as the new Chair of the Association. He succeeds Rebecca McNeil, who held this post since 2021. Phillipou is Managing Director of SME Lending at Paragon Bank, and his career spans over 25 years in business lending, both in the UK and…
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National brokerage Just Mortgages has announced that it has appointed Wayne Saker as Area Director. Saker has two decades of financial services experience in recruiting and mentoring brokers. He joins from Countrywide, where he first started as a mortgage consultant in 2003. Since then, he has risen through the ranks becoming regional sales manager, financial…
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UK independent fleet management and mobility services specialist, Fleet Operations has announced that it has appointed Doug Hyett to the newly created role of Commercial Director. Drawing upon more than 20 years of fleet experience Hyett’s new role will look at the commercial development side of the business, attempting to grow its UK customer base,…
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Andy Piggott has joined John Lewis Finance as Director of Credit and Banking. He will be responsible for the Credit and Banking division, which comprises the John Lewis Partnership Card, point-of-sale-credit (interest free and interest bearing credit), travel money, and investments. Piggott was most recently the Chief Product Officer at TransUnion UK. Prior to this,…
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Rick Haythornthwaite has been appointed to succeed Sir Howard Davies as Chair of Natwest, subject to regulatory approval. Haythornthwaite will join the Board of NatWest Group as an independent non-executive director on 8th January 2024 and following a handover period will take over as Chair on 15th April 2024, when Sir Howard Davies will stand…
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Global lending loan servicing and credit data company, Pepper Advantage has appointed Holly Stewart as Director of People. Stewart brings more than ten years of human resources experience, with a focus on technology and financial services, most recently at Shutterstock as a HRBP Director for Global Technology and Data. She led the talent transformation for…
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