Philip King, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), has been appointed interim small business commissioner (SBC). Mr King will head the independent Office of the small business commissioner (SBC) in Birmingham. It was launched in December 2017 to ensure fair payment practices for Britain’s small businesses and support them in resolving […]
Five people have landed new jobs to escape the downward spiral of homelessness and unemployment, thanks to a training programme funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). The WMCA has joined forces with homelessness charity Crisis, training provider RMF Construction and employer L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage (Lynch) in a pilot scheme to […]
Bridge Help has announced the appointment of respected former RBS commercial director Darren Marshall as head of risk and underwriting at the firm. Darren has been enticed out of early retirement to join the rapidly growing Chesterfield-based bridging finance company which provides short term loans for commercial property. He joins Bridge Help as a non […]
An ambitious finance professional has joined specialist lender Together as business development manager for London. Ash Kendall will be responsible for managing and maintaining broker relationships as the specialist lender boosts its presence in the capital. The business development manager has spent the last two years with Fiduciam, where he dealt with the lender’s complex […]
According to the latest quarterly job market report from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, finance job applications rose by a resounding 16.1% in the final few months of 2019. The report looks at job market data throughout Q4 2019 and compares this with findings from the previous year. It reveals that the finance […]
Leading valuation market specialists, VAS Group continues to expand its senior management knowledge base with the appointment of highly experienced valuation real estate specialist, Jeremy Handley. Acting in a consultancy role, he will be responsible for quality assurance across both VAS Audit and VAS Panel, enhancing technical valuation propositions to further strengthen and expand the […]
Praetura Asset Finance, a leading independent asset finance funder based in the North West, has recorded its most successful year ever. 2019 saw the business write more deals, provide more funding and work in partnership with more brokers than ever before. The consultant lender saw growth in five out of the six regions of the […]
Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC has appointed Kim Brien as chief information officer (CIO) to drive forward group IT and digital operational development at the leading financial services provider. Kim, who brings over 20 years’ experience in information technology to the role, has joined from global research and advisory company Gartner, having previously held senior positions […]
The OECD area employment rate – the share of the working-age population with jobs – increased to 68.9% in the third quarter of 2019, from 68.7% in the previous quarter. Compared to the previous quarter, the employment rate in the third quarter of 2019 was stable in the euro area (at 67.9%, following continuous increases […]
Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF), the award winning specialist distributor, has today announced the appointment of Jason Berry to the newly created role of group sales director. Berry previously led the sales function at Platform Home Loans and more recently was director of sales at fintech business and leading general insurance company, Uinsure. Berry will lead […]
