Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Target Group has announced that it has promoted Katie Pender to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Pender joined Target in 2019 as head of client solutions, playing an integral role in the development and successful deployment of the group’s state-of-the-art mortgage originations solution, Mortgage Hub. Most recently, she served as Managing Director of…
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HSBC has announced that Georges Elhedery will replace Noel Quinn as Chief Executive Officer. Elhedery, currently the bank’s Chief Financial Officer, he will take on the post in September. He first joined the business in 2005 as global head of structured rates, global banking and markets. Since then, he has worked in a variety of…
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Broker, Just Mortgages has announced the promotion of Mortgage Manager Tara Panayi to the role of Divisional Sales Director. In her new role, Panayi will leverage her expertise and experience to oversee and support both new and existing advisers in her region. Collaborating with the financial services directors and the senior management team, Tara will…
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Global information company TransUnion has announced it has appointed Sam Welch as its new Chief Revenue Officer, and Celso Nogueira as its new Chief Strategy Officer. Both leaders will serve the business across the UK and Europe in their new roles. Welch will lead TransUnion’s go-to-market strategy across the region, driving sales and overseeing client…
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Just Mortgages has announced it has strengthened its self-employed division and its presence in Scotland with the appointment of Grant MacKay as Sales Manager. Based near Motherwell, MacKay will be working closely with 25 self-employed advisers across Scotland and the North East of England, with scope for more as the division grows. He will use…
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Target Group has announced the appointment of Tom Trevorrow as Chief Commercial Officer. A solicitor by training, Trevorrow brings nearly two decades of experience from across financial services and the professional services sector. This includes leading high-profile businesses through turnarounds, transformation and acquisition. In his most recent role, Trevorrow was the Managing Director of Optima…
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Cloud banking platform Mambu has announced the appointment of Mark Geneste as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its commercial team. Geneste brings extensive experience in sales leadership in the software industry, having held senior positions at Wolters Kluwer – Enablon, FactSet, Kempen Capital Management, Dun & Bradstreet, and Thomson Reuters. Prior to joining Mambu, Geneste was…
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Atom bank has announced that it has appointed Gareth Jones as its new Chief Risk Officer subject to regulatory approval. He replaces Chris Sparks, who is retiring after nine years at the bank. Jones joins Atom bank from The Co-operative Bank, where he has worked for 26 years, most recently as Chief Risk Officer. Over…
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April Mortgages has announced that it has appointed Mark Eaton as Chief Operating Officer as it continues its mission to deliver greater peace of mind to the mortgage market. Eatonas played a central role to date in April Mortgages’ launch, bringing 5-15 year fixed rate mortgages into the UK mortgage market, and providing new levels…
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Experian and Virgin Money has announced a strategic partnership to enhance Virgin Money’s digital customer experience by leveraging its suite of cloud-based technology. The partnership will see Virgin Money use Experian’s full breadth of services including credit and lending, fraud prevention, analytics, governance, and compliance as well as marketing services across all their product lines.…
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Target Group has announced it has appointed Melanie Spencer as Growth and Sales Lead. Spencer has joined the company to expand Target’s sales and reputation amongst the lender community, particularly with regards to Mortgage Hub. She is a well-known professional in the industry, having been in the mortgage market for over 20 years. Over this…
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Property lender Together has announced that it has promoted Maeve Ward to the role of Head of Intermediary Sales for personal finance. Ward will lead Together’s intermediaries team as they continue to support the Cheadle-based lender’s broker partners with personal finance products including first and second charge mortgages, regulated bridging loans and Consumer Buy-to-Let (CBTL).…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Emad Aladhal as an Interim Director of Retail Banking Aladhal has been appointed after David Geale was called on to become interim Managing Director of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) earlier this month. Former boss of the PSR, Chris Helmsley, stepped down, amid an outcry over plans to…
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