Aspen Bridging has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Manjeet Bhogal as finance director, a role in which she takes overall control of the company’s accounting function. Manjeet, who previously worked for Aspen’s parent company S&U PLC for several years in the positions of financial accountant and company secretary, will monitor and […]
Fiduciam has met its target of hiring 25 new staff members in 2019, hiring ten new people during the Summer. Its team now combines 15 nationalities speaking 21 languages. By the end of this year, it now expects to exceed both the number of hires and its loan book target, set out in its strategic […]
SME direct lender Beechbrook Capital has appointed Paul Whitehouse as investment director to head up deal origination and execution activity across the Midlands. With over 30 years’ experience, Paul joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where he spent the last two decades focusing on corporate and leveraged finance transactions across the Midlands. As well as his […]
More than half (56%) of UK employers believe that meeting the diverse needs of a multi-generational workforce will be their number one employee benefits challenge over the next three years. Despite this recognition, the 2019 Benefits Trends Survey from Willis Towers Watson found that less than half of employers (49%) claim to understand their workforce […]
South West-based chartered accountants, tax consultants and financial planners Albert Goodman has relocated its 150+ Taunton employees to larger premises at Goodwood House on Blackbrook Park Avenue in Taunton to create a better working environment and to allow for ongoing growth and expansion. Moving from Mary Street House in central Taunton, where Albert Goodman has […]
Positive Cashflow Finance (“Positive”), the Manchester-based independent invoice finance provider, is delighted to announce the appointment of Matt Carey as business development manager. Matt will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with introducers in the North West, whilst supporting UK SMEs to access funding lines between £10k and £1m for growth. The appointment […]
Catalyst Business Finance has appointed Lee Ashton as broker development executive to join its growing sales team. Lee has over 10 years’ experience in the finance industry having previously worked for Aldermore and Nucleus Commercial Finance in business development roles. She’ll be working with broker development manager Melissa Marriott, to develop new relationships within the […]
Senior finance professional Scott Bradley has been appointed by Begbies Traynor to lead its expansion into the commercial finance brokerage market. Scott was previously regional sales director at commercial finance provider Ultimate Finance in Manchester. He has also held senior posts at Bibby Financial Services and Altus Global Capital LLP. Scott’s role at Begbies […]
ThinCats, the leading fintech lender to mid-sized SMEs, has today announced the appointment of David Parr as director for regional business development, covering the North West. David brings an array of funding experience to ThinCats, having joined from Barclays where he was director of Specialist Finance. In this role, he supported management teams at various […]
UK Finance has today announced the appointments of Susan Allen, head of retail and business banking, Santander UK, and Charlotte Hogg, CEO, Visa Europe, to its Board. Susan Allen is responsible for the bank’s retail and business banking operations spanning 15 million customers and a nationwide network of branches and customer contact centres. She was […]
