Credit, collections & insolvency news
ICAEW has announced that Alan Vallance has been appointed as its new Chief Executive. Vallance is expected to take up the role in Spring 2024. He will succeed Michael Izza, who has been Chief Executive of the Institute since 2006. Izza announced in March his intention to retire from ICAEW by the end of this…
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Corporate restructuring and insolvency firm, Begbies Traynor has announced it has promoted Keeley Lord to the position of Director at its office in Preston. Lord joined Begbies Traynor in 2009, qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 2014 and became a licensed insolvency practitioner in July 2023. In her new role as Director, she will…
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Specialist insolvency and restructuring law firm Isadore Goldman has announced two new senior appointments to their team. Christina Fitzgerald and Monica Kapur will both join the firm as directors in September, based in the firm’s London office. Fitzgerald, a solicitor and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, joins from another top ranked London firm and has extensive experience…
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Begbies Traynor has announced that it has further strengthened its team with the addition of experienced Insolvency Director Claire Dowson who is relocating from the firm’s Sheffield office and returning to her roots in the North East. With 18 years’ experience in insolvency, Dowson joined Begbies Traynor in Sheffield in 2015 having already passed the…
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Belfast-based Insolvency Practitioner and restructuring expert Ian Leonard has been appointed as Chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Northern Ireland. Leonard is a Director at Interpath Advisory in Ireland, will work with R3 to design and deliver events and conferences for members in Northern Ireland, and support the lobbying and representation work…
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Brendan Clarkson has joined PKF Littlejohn as a Director in the firm’s Advisory team Clarkson has more than 25 years of experience in corporate lending and insolvency, working with businesses of all sizes, lenders, creditors and government bodies. Clarkson will work across PKF’s London, Leeds and Manchester offices. His role will involve providing debt advice…
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Cross-border advisory firm Quantuma has appointed restructuring expert, Craig Morrison as a Managing Director in its Scottish practice. Morrison will be based from Quantuma’s new premises in Edinburgh which is the firms second Scottish office and 18th in the UK. Morrison joins Quantuma from a national restructuring practice, where he held a senior role for…
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Leonard Curtis Legal has announced it has appointed Rachael Bentley as a Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer to its North-West team, Bentley joins as a Director with over 14 years’ experience advising on non-contentious insolvency matters – having held roles at Walker Morris, Gateley Plc and Clarke Willmott LLP throughout her career. Bentley specialises in all…
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The ICAEW has announced that it has appointed Mark Rhys as its new President. Rhys succeeds Julia Penny and will serve a one-year term until June 2024, when he will hand over to Malcolm Bacchus. Rhys joined ICAEW Council in 2018; he became an ICAEW Board member that same year. During his year in office, Rhys…
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Cross-border advisory firm Quantuma has announced it has appointed Chartered Accountant and Restructuring Advisory professional Alistair Dickson as Managing Director in its Glasgow office. Dickson joins Quantuma from a regional accounting firm where he was a Director and Head of Scotland. He has over 30 years of professional experience in the Restructuring sector and has held several…
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Nicky Fisher, Partner at Herron Fisher, has been appointed President of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. Fisher will work with R3’s CEO and senior management team to help shape and deliver R3’s strategy for the next 12 months, as well as supporting its day-to-day operations. Fisher takes on the role amid an extremely…
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Accountancy firm, Azets has announced that its has appointed Richard Oddy, as a Director in its restructuring and insolvency team in Yorkshire. Oddy is a qualified accountant and licensed insolvency practitioner with 20 years’ experience in providing practical and relevant advice to business owners, management teams and their stakeholders. He offers specialist advisory services to…
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Moorfields have announced the appointment of Mark Delaney as Partner. Delaney has more than 23 years’ experience supporting clients on a broad range of corporate and personal restructuring and insolvency matters across a wide variety of sectors. He is well regarded across the North West and a vastly experienced chartered accountant and insolvency practitioner recognised…
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