Starling Bank today announces the appointment of Raman Bhatia as group chief executive officer. He will take over from John Mountain, who has been acting as interim CEO since our founder Anne Boden announced she was stepping back from the role last year. Raman is currently the chief executive of OVO, a leading technology-enabled energy […]
Aspen Bridging has revamped its sales force – including two new appointments – as the company targets £1bn in total lending in the next few years. Ian Miller-Hawes rejoins as sales director and will be responsible for the overall management of the BDM team. For a number of years Ian successfully drove growth in Aspen […]
Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory firm, has appointed Dima Shamanov as deputy ethics partner. In this newly created role, Dima will be responsible for continuing to advance Ethics and Independence at Mazars, principles which are of fundamental importance as the firm continues to grow both in the audit and non-audit space. Dima will […]
Leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK, has appointed Helen Brocklebank as its new regional managing partner in the Midlands, effective from 1 April 2024. In her new role, Helen will continue to strengthen and grow the regional business, and in addition to her office managing partner role in Birmingham, will oversee offices across […]
Rob Ford has joined Hodge’s senior management team as its head of mortgage origination. Rob has extensive experience in underwriting, having held senior leadership positions overseeing lending operations at organisations including Bank of Ireland and Principality Building Society. He will be leading and developing the Underwriting department at Hodge, ensuring it consistently makes responsible, efficient […]
Just Mortgages, one of the UK’s largest mortgage brokerages, has announced the promotion of successful mortgage and protection adviser Tara Panayi to the role of mortgage manager. In her new role, Tara will utilise her expertise and experience to mentor and develop advisers that have graduated from the Just Mortgages academy, as well as existing […]
The restructuring and insolvency arm of PKF has appointed the former chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), Philip King, as an advisor as the business looks to further expand its business operations. Philip, who also served on the Joint Insolvency Committee between 2011 – 2020 and was the JIC’s first ever […]
Leading online SME lender, Capify, has appointed Mike Morris to lead its broker business in the UK. Mike joins Capify after five years with Funding Circle, most recently as head of business development, where he was responsible for leading the lender’s broker network. With nearly 20 years’ experience in the finance industry, including time at […]
Lendscape, a leading technology provider for all forms of secured finance, has announced the appointment of Chris Coleman as regional commercial director. Coleman brings extensive industry experience, having spent over fifteen years’ structuring complex asset based lending (ABL) and invoice finance deals for RBS, Santander and Lloyds before moving into commercial financing technology. In his […]
Aspen Bridging is laying the foundations for its next ambitious growth phase with a raft of promotions across its risk, underwriting and credit teams. Wayne Hicklin is now risk director, which brings together all the main elements from his time in the business since 2016 which has included heading up the underwriting, recoveries, and most […]
