Watts Commercial Finance is pleased to announce the expansion of our team with the addition of Inder Sirha as our new commercial manager, covering Leeds and the surrounding areas. Inder joins us with a wealth of experience having spent the last 9 years in various roles at Barclays, and most recently as a relationship manager […]
Marktlink, the international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist advisory firm, is continuing to strengthen its UK presence with the opening of a central London office. The move establishes the firm’s fourth UK office having built strong roots within the SME communities in Manchester, Birmingham, and Nottingham. As the 17th office in Marktlink’s growing international network, the […]
Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank has appointed Richard Hanrahan as its new chief financial officer. Richard 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. Richard was most recently CFO at Qatar National Bank in the UK, […]
Since joining Optimum Finance at the turn of the year, Eric DeArmitt, regional director for the Midlands, has been instrumental in providing businesses with the financial lifelines they need to thrive in a difficult economic environment. With a wealth of experience in funding, confidential invoice discounting and asset-based lending facilities, with deals requiring up to […]
Azets, the international advisory, outsourcing and compliance Group, has welcomed 333 new graduates and school leavers across its UK business in the past 12 months, with 201 joining in Autumn 2024. In total, Azets UK will have 817 colleagues studying towards a professional qualification. Investment in the next generation of talented business advisors is a […]
A business consultancy and accounting specialist in Newbury has been promoted to partner – while on maternity leave. Lyndsey Camilleri has been awarded the new role by Azets, the UK’s specialist business advisor to SMEs. The 34-year-old, who has been with Azets for more than three years, has 16 years’ financial industry experience after opting […]
ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced the appointment of Valerie Romanovskaya as UK chief financial officer, subject to regulatory approval. In this role, Romanovskaya will join ClearBank UK’s executive team and UK board of directors. Romanovskaya joins ClearBank following her role as director of finance and head of FP&A at […]
United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Ben Jenkinson as head of product & strategy in its Property Development division. Ben has over 20 years’ experience in real estate finance holding senior positions across both public and private sectors and with lenders and agencies including Nationwide, RBS and Homes England. Ben’s expertise extends to product creation, […]
FTS Recovery has announced the strategic acquisition of licensed insolvency firm, Beacon LIP Ltd, in a significant expansion of their UK service offering. Beacon LIP is one of the south coast’s leading providers of corporate and personal insolvency solutions. Its acquisition brings a dedicated personal insolvency capability to FTS Recovery for the first time, and […]
Howes Percival has recruited partner Piet van Gelder as the firm’s first ever head of construction, to meet the growing demand for construction law services. Piet’s appointment follows a period of sustained growth for Howes Percival’s wider real estate and development team, which is nationally recognised and has advised on some of the largest development […]
