Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Tandem Bank has announced that it has appointed Ryan Heaps as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), stepping up from his previous role as Deputy CFO.
Heaps is a chartered accountant with over 15 years’ experience in senior finance roles, he joined Tandem in 2022 as part of the Oplo acquisition, where he had served as Head of Finance since 2018.
The company has also appointed Russell Strevens as Chief Technology Officer – subject to regulatory approval, and David Shrimpton Davis as new Managing Director of Motor Finance.
Neil Chandler, Chief Executive Officer of Tandem, said “Ryan has an exceptional understanding of our business, our customers and our strategic priorities. He has played a key role in strengthening our financial performance over recent years, and his appointment as CFO reflects both his impact and the depth of talent within Tandem. I’m delighted to see him step into this role.”
Santander has announced the appointment of Mahesh Aditya as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Santander UK Group Holdings plc and Santander UK plc, effective from 1st March 2026. Aditya joins from Banco Santander, where he has been Group Chief Risk Officer since 2023 and prior to that spent six years at Santander in the US,…
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Specialist lender OSB Group has announced the promotion of Adrian Moloney to Group Lending Distribution Director. In his expanded role, Moloney will be responsible for shaping and delivering OSB Group’s lending distribution strategy across its three specialist lending brands: Precise, Rely, and InterBay. Jon Hall, Group Managing Director, Mortgages and Savings, OSB Group said “Adrian…
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Dudley Building Society has appointed Paul Purewal as Head of Intermediary Relations. Purewal joined the Society in January and brings more than 24 years of experience from Coventry Building Society, where he held a range of senior intermediary-facing roles across corporate, field and telephone distribution. Most recently, he spent over five years as Corporate Account…
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Afin Bank has announced it has appointed two new Senior Business Development Managers (BDMs) as the specialist lender focusses on growing its sales team in 2026. Debbie Lavender joins Afin from PWM (Partners Wealth Management), where she was a specialist mortgage broker, and will look after the Midlands and the North. John Smith joins from…
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Cred, the next-generation credit app, has announced the appointment of Matt Trueman as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, pending FCA approval. J Trueman joins from credit management consultancy Arum. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in financial services, with extensive knowledge in technology deployment, and a wealth of expertise in scaling credit…
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