Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Qualco UK has announced a leadership transition that will see Christian Jacob step down as Managing Director at the end of 2026. Andrew Pritchard will become Chief Executive Officer (CEo) on 1st January 2027. Jacob founded Qualco UK in 2012. Following the transition, Jacob will remain with the wider Qualco Group in an advisory capacity…
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Jaja Finance has appointed Abby Vickers as Chief Customer Officer. In the newly created role, Vickers will lead a combined Commercial, Product and Analytics function and take end-to-end ownership of Jaja’s customer and commercial agenda. Vickers joins Jaja from Klarna, where she has been CEO of Klarna Financial Services UK since 2019, leading the UK…
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Specialist SME lender 365 Finance has announced George Visser as its new Chief Risk Officer. Visser joins the company after 11 years at Bayport Financial Services Group, in which time he rose from being a Financial Modeller to Head of Commercial Analytics and then Group Credit Executive. Visser will lead 365 Finance’s risk function, overseeing credit…
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Nationwide has appointed Richard Walker as its Head of Intermediary Sales. Walker will lead Nationwide’s intermediary sales teams, shaping its engagement with intermediaries and working closely with brokers. He will also lead new-build sales activity across Nationwide. Walker will report to Nationwide’s Director of Mortgage Intermediaries and Partnerships, Damian Thompson. Walker joined Virgin Money in…
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NatWest Group has announced the appointment of Harsh Agarwal as Managing Director (MD) , Customer Experience & Engagement. He joins the Retail Banking leadership team as the bank continues to pursue its growth ambitions. Within Retail Banking, Customer Experience & Engagement brings together propositions, segment strategy and digital experience capabilities. Harsh will lead the function…
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Credit management firm Intrum UK has announced that it has appointed Phil McGilvray as its new Managing Director (MD). McGilvray has a career in financial services leadership spanning more than 25 years. He will take the UK business into its next stage of development as the company expands its market-leading financial services offering. McGilvray was…
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Outsourcer and software provider Target Group has announced the appointment of Paul Lynam as a Non-Executive Director. Lynam brings more than 35 years of leadership experience across the banking and financial services sector. He has held several senior executive and board positions, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Equiniti Group and Secure Trust Bank.…
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The Equity Release Council, the representative body for the UK equity release and later life lending sector, has announced the appointment of John Godfrey as its new Chair. Godfrey brings more than four decades of experience gained from senior leadership across financial services, government and public policy, including as head of the No.10 policy unit,…
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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) board has announced it has appointed Jenny Simmonds as permanent Chief Executive Officer and James Dipple-Johnstone as permanent Chief Ombudsman. The appointments of Simmonds and Dipple-Johnstone follow an open recruitment process led by the board earlier this summer. Both Simmonds and Dipple-Johnstone initially took up their roles on an interim…
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Financial services consultancy, Broadstone, has announced that it has appointed Daniel Murdoch as a Director in its growing Banking & Credit Advisory division. Murdoch joins Broadstone from Coventry Building Society, where he was Head of Credit Model Integration. He brings significant experience in risk modelling and an internal-risk-based approach from across the banking and credit…
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Chetwood Bank has announced the launch of its Wholesale Banking division with the appointment of Alex Grove as Managing Director of Wholesale Banking, Toby Sharp FRICS as Director of Commercial Real Estate and Nirvan Sunderam as Managing Director of Wholesale Risk. Through the Wholesale Banking division, Chetwood Bank provides tailored funding solutions to corporate, institutional…
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Opus Restructuring and Insolvency has announced that it has appointed Rob McIlroy as Director. McIlroy has more than 15 years’ experience in restructuring and insolvency; he has worked across a broad range of sectors, including construction, media and professional services, advising businesses, lenders, directors and stakeholders through financially challenging situations. His career has spanned both…
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Opus Restructuring and Insolvency has announced that it has strengthened its advisory and insolvency offering with the appointment of experienced partner Simon Campbell, as the firm continues to expand its South Coast presence. Based in Southampton, Campbell brings more than 30 years of experience advising businesses, lenders and stakeholders across a wide range of sectors.…
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