Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Freedom Finance has announced that it has appointed Richard Parfitt as Head of Data Science. Parfitt will lead Freedom Finance’s data products initiative, building and managing a multi-disciplinary team to develop new services for customers and enhance data-driven capabilities driving further automation and intelligence. Parfitt joins Freedom Finance after 8 years at 118 118 Money…
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The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) has announced that Marion King has been appointed as its new Chair and Trustee and will commence her Trustee mandate on 1st February 2023. King’s appointment follows a robust recruitment process led by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). She will succeed Charlotte Crosswell, the current Chair and Trustee,…
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Tamsyn Weston has been appointed as the new head of IT and digital at Startline Motor Finance. Weston’s responsibilities encompass end to end customer and introducer applications, networks, infrastructure and security. She will also be pivotal in delivering a new digital strategy as part of the company’s broader business and marketing plans. In a 30-year…
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Specialist lender Together has tannounced the appointment of financial services expert Martin Souter as its Commercial Credit and Risk Director. Souter will be responsible for overseeing credit risk, leading the corporate underwriting, portfolio and risk management teams. He will be ensuring that Together’s Commercial team continues to operate smoothly and achieve the best outcomes for…
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The Nottingham Building Society has announced that it has appointed Anthony Murphy as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), subject to regulatory approval. Murphy is set to join the Society in March 2023 to lead the Finance team and continue the Society’s strong financial performance and drive strategic growth. Murphy joins the Society from digital…
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Specialist intermediary-only lender, Foundation Home Loans, has announced the appointment of Sarah Hartwell as a Regional Account Manager. Hartwell starts with immediate effect and will be responsible for the South region, working with advisory firms and practices based there offering Foundation’s specialist residential and buy-to-let product solutions. Hartwell has close to 20 years experience working…
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New entrant bank, Ashman has announced that it has appointed Ben Hynes as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Mark Holloway as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), expanding its senior team. In his new role as CIO, Hynes will lead the management of the bank’s IT Infrastructure, systems and operations, and will drive Ashman’s ambitious IT and…
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Tesco Bank has announced the appointment of Craig Bundell as its new ‘Help me Borrow’ Director. Blundell will lead Tesco Bank’s lending business, including all of Tesco Bank’s lending products which includes a range of credit cards, with over 1.9 million customers and personal loans, with more than 440,000 customers. Blundell, who joins from Hastings…
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Harry Russell has been appointed as Jaja Finance’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), becoming a member of the leading digital lender’s executive team. Previously Russell was CFO at RateSetter helping to scale it from a start-up through to its sale to Metro Bank. Prior to this, Russell worked at KPMG and PwC. David Chan, CEO…
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Responsible lender Creditspring has expanded its senior leadership team with a new Vice President of Operations, Head of Credit Operations and Head of Data. Creditspring’s new Vice President of Operations, Hannah Matson, joins from merchant bank BDT & Company International where she was Regional Manager for the Business Administration and hired to support their European expansion. Previous…
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Tandem Bank has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of two new senior executives. David McCarthy has been appointed as Tandem’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) becoming a member of both the bank’s Board and executive committee. McCarthy joins Tandem from Atom Bank where he has been CFO for the past eight years, following previous…
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Anti-money laundering specialist (AML) SmartSearch has promoted Tom Dockerty to the position of Vice President of Professional Services Sales. Dockerty has been a key part of the SmartSearch sales team, having joined as one of the company’s first sales executives almost 11 years ago. His promotion to Vice President follows the continued success of the…
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Freedom Finance has announced that it has appointed Paul Bevis as Head of Growth. Beavis joins from Royal London where he spent five years, latterly as Head of D2C Partnerships. Beavis will lead the growth of Freedom Finance’s embedded finance platform which is already integrated across brands like Argos, ASDA Money, Co-op Bank, Creation and The…
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