Dancerace expands Accounts team

18th February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Dancerace has announced that it has strengthened its commitment to customer service with new Account team members. Louisa Templeton joins the company’s UK team as Product Specialist. Formerly of Aldermore Bank, Nucleus Commercial Finance and Bibby Financial Services, Templeton also brings 18 years of finance experience to the company. Alison Lawrence joins the company’s Australian…

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Hodge appoints new Chief Operating Officer

17th February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Hodge Bank has announced that it has appointed Rob Regan as its new Chief Operating Officer. Regan brings a wealth of experience to the role having previously held roles as Chief Operating Officer at Legal & General (L&G) and Group Operations Director at Royal London Group. In his most recent role, Regan was Chief Executive…

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Just appoints Account Director

16th February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Enforcement market integrator, Just has announced that it has appointed Alan Wood, as a Strategic Account Director to the public sector. Wood has been in enforcement for over 21 years working on a variety of debt types. Wood is one of 15 fellows of the British Parking Association as well as the Vice-Chair of both…

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Interim Chairs at the FCA and PSR announced

7th February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

HM Treasury has announced that they have started the search for the next Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). While the search for Charles Randell’s permanent successor concludes, Richard Lloyd OBE will act as Interim Chair of the FCA from 1st June 2022. Aidene Walsh will act as interim chair of the Payments Systems…

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OBIE appoints new Chief Executive

The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) has announced the appointment of Henk Van Hulle as the organisation’s first Chief Executive Officer. The creation of this new position was recognised in the CMA’s recently published updated governance arrangements for the OBIE, as part of a package of changes that deliver a strong and effective governance and…

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MotoNovo announces Senior Leadership team changes

4th February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

MotoNovo has announced changes to its Senior Leadership team led by Managing Director Karl Werner. The changes will see Debbie McKay, promoted to the new role as Commercial Director of Motor Sales, Chris Rowthorn, promoted to a new role as Director of Motor Sales Operations. The leadership team will also include Donna Slater, Head of…

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Quantuma to double North West team in next two years

2nd February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Business advisory firm Quantuma has confirmed plans to double the headcount of its North West operation from 20 to 40 in the next two years to meet growing client demand. With more than 18 bases around the UK and 23 globally, Quantuma arrived in the North West in 2019, and has since grown to become…

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Optimum Finance appoints Regional Director

1st February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Optimum Finance has announced the appointment of Mike Stevens as Regional Director. Stevens, re-joins the team at Bristol-based specialist invoice finance provider from Peak Cashflow. Optimum has invested heavily in its team in 2021 with 14 new hires, including the expansion of its technology team by 350%. This rapid growth has resulted in Optimum being…

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FCA appoints Practitioner Panel Chair

1st February 2022 Appointments | #appointments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Direct Line Group CEO, Penny James, as Chair of its Practitioner Panel. James who has been a member of the Panel since September 2020, will take up the post from 1st March 2022. She succeeds Paul Feeney, CEO of Quilter. The FCA Practitioner Panel is an independent statutory body…

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Flexys appoint Chief Operating Officer

25th January 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Flexys Solutions have announced the appointment of James Hill to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Hill previously worked at Tribal Group where he was Global Professional Services Delivery Director with responsibility for project delivery and leadership of the global Professional Services and PMO divisions. He will take responsibility for implementing the strategic vision and…

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Virgin Money appoints Group Chief Risk Officer

24th January 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Virgin Money has announced the appointment of Susan Poot as Group Chief Risk Officer. Poot joins Virgin Money from ING Bank, where she spent over 20 years in a number of commercial and risk roles, the most recent of which was Chief Risk Officer, Retail Banking. In her role she was responsible for setting the…

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Arvato Financial Solutions appoints Wallwork as Non-Executive Director

21st January 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Arvato Financial Solutions have announced the appointment of Peter Wallwork as Non-Executive Director. Over the last twenty years, Wallwork has built a reputation for managing complex external messaging and stakeholder relationships, positioning innovative solutions into often misunderstood, highly-regulated customer-facing markets. During his ten years as CEO of the Credit Services Association (CSA), Wallwork led a…

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LendingMetrics announces new appointments

19th January 2022 Appointments | #appointments

Intelligent decisioning technology provider LendingMetrics has announced a number of new appointments and several promotions within its fast-growing workforce. Donna Airey has been appointed as the company’s Head of Finance, bringing a wealth of experience in finance management to the department. Chelsea Clark is the company’s new Talent Acquisition Specialist and will be leading the…

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