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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 roles, including Head of Compliance and Risk at Admiral Money, and latterly Chief Operating Officer, prior to her current role as Chief Risk Officer.
Rhodes is a senior figure in the Asset Finance sector with more than 20 years’ experience. His career includes several senior roles with key industry lenders, and after joining Aldermore Bank in 2014 as Head of Wholesale and Structured Finance, he became Commercial Director of Asset Finance in 2020.
Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the FLAc said “I am very pleased indeed to welcome Emma and Lee to the Board. Their industry experience and specialist knowledge will be invaluable. I look forward to working with them both.”
Tabitha Brace, Senior Vice President at Volvo Financial Services, and current FLA board member, has been elected Chair of the Asset Finance Division Management Committee – replacing John Phillipou following his appointment in September as Chair of the FLA.
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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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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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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