NatWest has today announced the appointment of Matt Tuck into a new role as head of products, service and operations, commercial banking. Matt joins the bank from Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) where he was CEO, Europe and North America. In this new role, Matt will be responsible for the bank’s products and customer service offering […]
Amid widespread furloughing and financial uncertainties due to of the impact of COVID-19, a UK challenger bank has just employed two new members of staff, successfully inducting them remotely because of social distancing measures. It is the first time Redwood Bank has successfully introduced new staff members to the team virtually. All of its team […]
Duff & Phelps is pleased to welcome Joanne Wright as a managing director in its Restructuring Advisory practice and leader of the firm’s UK Personal Insolvency practice. Based in Manchester, Joanne has more than 30 years of experience in the insolvency industry and has specialised in personal insolvency for the last 20 years. Joanne has […]
Specialist asset-based lender Ultimate Finance is today announcing the appointment of two regional directors to its North West team to support the region through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The company has hired brothers Stuart and John Davies as regional directors who between them have a combined 23 years’ experience in the asset-based lending space […]
Morgan McKinley’s Q1 Spring London Employment Monitor details City hiring trends from January through March 2020. The beginning of 2020 saw the country — after a forceful vote in favour of the government’s decisive Brexit action — finally climb out of the Brexit trenches and begin to look toward the future. As a result, market […]
REAL Zeta Commercial Finance has expanded its regional footprint in the North West, with the appointments of Annabel Todd, who takes up the position of North West regional business development director and Andrew Welden, who joins the business in the role of business development associate. Both Annabel and Andrew will be based in BREAL Zeta’s […]
Reward Finance Group has strengthened its ambitious growth plans with the appointment of Steve Noble as managing director of its North West region. This is a major coup for alternative finance provider Reward, which has offices in Leeds and Manchester, as Steve is one of the best-known and well-respected figures within the industry. He brings […]
Paragon’s SME lending division is bolstering its support of UK SMEs, appointing Gulshan Khan as business development manager. Gulshan brings a wealth of asset finance experience after ten years with Royal Bank of Scotland and, more recently, four years at Lombard as a relationship manager, supporting SMEs with their asset finance needs. Focusing primarily on […]
Business advisory firm Quantuma has appointed Darren Mason as a new partner at the firm’s head office in London. A chartered accountant, Darren has spent 20 years of his career as a partner in restructuring and pensions advisory at Grant Thornton UK, before which he held positions at the Royal Bank of Scotland and PwC. […]
As part of the succession programme at Reward Finance Group, Nick Smith has been promoted to group MD. He takes over the role, at the alternative finance provider, from founding directors, David Jones and Tom Flannery, both of whom will continue as directors and remain fully committed to the business for at least the next […]
