Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
PKF Smith Cooper has announced that it has appointed Lucinda Matkin as its new Business Recovery and Restructuring Director. Matkin joins the firm with over 25 years of experience in the industry, including time at a Big Four firm, and is the founder and owner of Midlands-based LM Insolvency. Since establishing in 2012, Lucinda has…
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Begbies Traynor has announced it has added to its team in Glasgow with the appointment of George Lafferty as Director. Lafferty joins the leading professional services firm from another Glasgow insolvency firm, where he was insolvency director. He has previously held senior positions with other well-known insolvency firms in the city. During his extensive career,…
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Financial advisory firm, Begbies Traynor, has announced that it has appointed Thomas McKay as Managing Partner in Scotland and Northern Ireland as part of its new board structure to enable further UK expansion. The updated structure also sees Mark Fry named Begbies Traynor Group CEO. In his new role Fry will drive the day-to-day leadership…
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PKF Littlejohn has announced it has appointed Mike Lee as a Director in its Advisory & Restructuring team. With more than 30 years’ experience as a corporate advisory and turnaround specialist in the North West, Lee will be responsible for providing strategic advice to clients facing creditor issues with practical measures such as cashflow analysis,…
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Leonard Curtis has announced the appointment of Paul Haworth as Head of Group Compliance. Haworth joins Leonard Curtis with a 20-year track record in the restructuring and turnaround sector at a key time of growth for the firm and his brief is to ensure robust compliance advisory across the Group to meet the company’s ambitious…
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Moore Kingston Smith has announced the appointment of Melanie Reed as Head of Advisory, a new role within its senior leadership team. The new role will further enhance the client experience through Melanie’s focus on consistently delivering streamlined, tailored, joined-up professional advice. Reed will lead the integration and cohesive delivery of the firm’s diverse advisory…
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Restructuring practice FTS Recovery has announced that it has appointed Rachel Ennis as its new Associate Director. Her role will see her heading up a new centralised team of insolvency and recovery advisers across the Midlands region of the UK. Ennis has previously worked for FTS Recovery and their affiliated company FA Simms & Partners,…
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Opus Restructuring & Insolvency has announced the appointment of Brendan Clarkson as a Partner. In his new role, Clarkson will lead Opus’ growing Credit Services offering, providing support to creditors and lenders pre- and post-appointment across the firm’s 14 regional offices. Joining with over 25 years’ experience in creditor services, having worked at several of…
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PKF Littlejohn has expanded its footprint in the North West with the launch of a dedicated restructuring practice in Manchester, welcoming three Partners to lead the new team. Paul Smith brings extensive board-level experience as a transformation leader and trusted advisor. A Fellow of the Institute for Turnaround, he has worked with a wide range…
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ICAEW has announced it has appointed Derek Blair as its President for 2025/26. Blair succeeds Malcolm Bacchus and will remain President until June 2026. Blair’s role as President will include supporting the implementation of ICAEW’s new strategy, Direction 2030, which focuses on maintaining relevance, enhancing reputation and building resilience across the profession. Meanwhile, his priorities…
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The Insolvency Service announced that it has appointed Alec Pybus as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Earlier in the year, Dean Beale announced that he would leave his role, having been Chief Executive Officer of the Insolvency Service since 2019. In February 2025, he announced that he would be moving to the Centre for Public Interest…
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Professional services group Leonard Curtis has appointed Steve Muncaster to strengthen its restructuring and turnaround team in the Northwest, with particular focus on the Merseyside region. Muncaster joins the leading UK firm as a director, qualified accountant and licensed Insolvency Practitioner (IP), with over 25 years’ experience in restructuring and corporate recovery. He has extensive…
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Tom Russell, Licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Director at James Cowper Kreston, has been appointed President of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. As President, Russell will work with R3’s CEO, senior management team and Council to help shape and deliver R3’s strategy for the next 12 months and support its day-to-day operations. He takes…
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