Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Yorkshire Building Society has announced that Angela Darlington has joined its Board as Non-Executive Director. Darlington has over 30 years’ experience in financial services and an extensive executive career. She started her career with Bacon & Woodrow and then worked with William M Mercer on a wide variety of actuarial assignments across many countries. Darlington…
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Jaywing has appointed Dean Mitchell as Managing Director (MD) of Consulting Services. Mitchell will be responsible for the delivery of services of Jaywing’s risk consulting business which has recently seen a series of new client wins, alongside its longstanding relationships with existing clients, many of whom are among the UK’s leading financial services brands. Mitchell…
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Credit Management Group Intrum UK has announced the appointments of David Price as Compliance Director and David Stranaghan as Strategic Account Manager for its partnership with retailer Sainsbury’s Bank. Price has twenty years’ experience in compliance with firms such as Vanquis Bank, Chase De Vere, American Express and Lloyds Banking Group. He has a track…
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Arum has announced the appointment of Steve Coppard, as its Group Director of Debt Policy and Strategy. Coppard will join the company on 3rd May. In this newly created role, Coppard will help the executive team of Arum and its sister company Just to respond to the evolving needs of the government sector and, importantly,…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a number new appointments. Laura Dawes will take up one of two new Director of Authorisations roles. Dawes is currently interim Director of Strategy, Policy, International and Intelligence in the FCA’s Enforcement and Market Oversight Division. Working alongside Dawes as fellow Director of Authorisations will be Dominic Cashman.…
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Provident Financial Group (PFG) has announced the appointment of Fiona Anderson as Managing Director of Cards, subject to regulatory approval. Anderson has a wealth of significant experience across credit cards and personal banking. From 2019 to 2021, she served as Head of Everyday Banking at HSBC and prior to that she held senior positions at…
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United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced that it has recruited experienced underwriter Rob Irving to its asset finance credit team. Irving is a highly experienced asset finance professional with a career in commercial banking spanning nearly 20 years. He joins UTB as senior underwriter from Wesleyan Bank and has previously held positions with Haydock Finance…
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Entrepreneur and small business champion Martin McTague has been appointed National Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). McTague takes over from outgoing National Chair, Mike Cherry, who has held the office for six years. Tina McKenzie, one of the best-known business figures in Northern Ireland, has been appointed FSB Chair, Policy and Advocacy.…
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Legal specialist Esson & Aberdein has launched a dedicated Lender services division which it says will address an acute lack of provision and competition in the area. The debt recovery and conveyancing services division, have been recently bolstered by the appointment of Fallon Spencer as Head of Corporate Property Services. Spencer is building a specialist…
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Raman Bhatia, Chief Operating Officer of OVO has been appointed CEO of OVO’s retail business from 1st March 2022. Adrian Letts will be stepping down after three years of leading OVO through the acquisition of SSE Energy Services, the pandemic and the rise of gas prices. Bhatia has led the operations of OVO over the…
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Trade credit insurance specialist Euler Hermes has announced a change in its leadership team. Jennifer Baert will be appointed as Group General Counsel from March 2022. Baert. was previously Global Head of Credit Risk Assessment of Euler Hermes Group, she graduated from King’s College London with a first-class law degree and from the Universities of…
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European investor and alternative asset manager in credit and real estate Arrow Global has announced the appointment of Fiona O’Sullivan, Head of Internal Audit, and Martin Dowdall, Chief Operating Officer, to Dublin-headquartered Mars Capital Finance. Joining Mars Capital’s Irish senior leadership team, O’Sullivan brings over 10 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant across Practice, External…
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Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has announced the appointment of two Managing Directors within the business with George Gee becoming Managing Director (Commercial) and Kelly Pallister as Managing Director (Operations). Gee has been with Foundation for six years in a variety of roles, most recently as Commercial Director. He had previously been with…
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