Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Together has announced it had appointed Richard Rowntree as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), which will see him take up his post early next year. Rowntree joins from Paragon Bank, where he worked for almost five years, leaving as Managing Director of the mortgages division. Rowntree has over 30 years of experience in banking, having…
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Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank has appointed Richard Hanrahan as its new Chief Financial Officer. Hanrahan will report to Donald Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, and will also sit on the bank’s board. He succeeds Andrea Hodgson leaves to pursue a NED career. Hanrahan was most recently CFO at Qatar National Bank in the UK,…
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Mortgage brokerage, Just Mortgages has announced the appointment of Chris Hayes as Area Director for the North. Hayes brings more than 20 years of experience from across financial services, supporting, mentoring and recruiting both employed and self-employed brokers. In addition to identifying new talent to join the division, the new role will see Hayes supporting existing…
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Forbes Solicitors has appointed Laura Docker in the newly created role of Debt Recovery Team Leader. Docker’s arrival follows the appointment of two paralegals to the team during the past 12 months and is in response to growing demand from North West SMEs for payment dispute advice and commercial debt recovery services. A Chartered Legal…
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Time Finance has to announced role changes within three of their senior management team. Steve Nichols, Sharon Bryden and Lorraine Neyland are all receiving new titles and expansion of roles within the group. Nichols, who was formerly Director of Asset Finance, is now named Managing Director of Asset Finance, delegating further responsibility to deliver the…
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Target Group has announced that it has promoted Katie Pender to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Pender joined Target in 2019 as head of client solutions, playing an integral role in the development and successful deployment of the group’s state-of-the-art mortgage originations solution, Mortgage Hub. Most recently, she served as Managing Director of…
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The Azzurro Group has announced two additions to its senior team that will deliver increased strategic management and governance. Leigh Berkley has joined as an independent Non-Executive Director. Berkley is a former President and Director of the Credit Services Association (CSA) and Vice President of the Federation of European National Collection Associations (FENCA). He is…
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Target Group has announced the appointment of Tom Trevorrow as Chief Commercial Officer. A solicitor by training, Trevorrow brings nearly two decades of experience from across financial services and the professional services sector. This includes leading high-profile businesses through turnarounds, transformation and acquisition. In his most recent role, Trevorrow was the Managing Director of Optima…
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Cloud banking platform Mambu has announced the appointment of Mark Geneste as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its commercial team. Geneste brings extensive experience in sales leadership in the software industry, having held senior positions at Wolters Kluwer – Enablon, FactSet, Kempen Capital Management, Dun & Bradstreet, and Thomson Reuters. Prior to joining Mambu, Geneste was…
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The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) have announced that Paul Smith, their Chief Executive Officer will stand down from his role later this year. Smith joined the IPA in 2021 after a distinguished career in financial services. The IPA says Smith has made significant contributions over the past three years. Under his leadership, the IPA responded…
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Data driven technology company Connected Data has announced the appointment of Charlie Horner as Head of Data. Horner brings with him over 30 years of experience in senior data industry roles that have focused on the effective use of data and analytics to deliver positive outcomes for organisations across various sectors and their customers. This…
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Leek Building Society has announced that its has appointed Andy Deeks as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Deeks will be replace Andrew Healy who has announced he will be stepping down in July after six years in the position. Deeks will join the Building Society on 1st August. Deeks brings many years of experience as an Executive Director in…
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Russell-Cooke Solicitors has announced that it has recruited Simon Jerrum as its new Head of Restructuring and Insolvency. Jerrum is a highly regarded insolvency lawyer, with particular expertise in complex contentious insolvency disputes often involving concurrent proceedings in multiple jurisdictions and the recovery of assets based overseas. Jerrum is a solicitor-advocate qualified in England and…
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