National brokerage Just Mortgages has promoted longstanding financial services director John Doughty to the position of managing director for the employed Orion chapter. The new role will see John working closely with more than 90 members of staff – including almost 60 brokers in the chapter, while also liaising with the Spicerhaart estate agency chains. […]
Financial intermediary MAF Finance Group (MAF), which works across the UK, has established a base in Edinburgh to strengthen its presence in Scotland. The business has also appointed experienced lending specialists Nick Elder and Deborah Louden to head up its Scottish operation. Created in 2009 and now part of Begbies Traynor Group plc, MAF spans […]
ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, has announced today the appointment of Steven Munt as director business development. Steven will work in the London & South East team and report to Dave Sherrington, regional head of sales. Steven is well known in the London & South East business finance community, with over […]
Barcelona and Toronto have been named the joint best cities in the world for visiting hybrid workers, beating out competition from the likes of New York, Beijing and Rio De Janeiro. Workations, where travellers work from destinations abroad to prolong holidays, have exploded in popularity since hybrid working became the de facto working model for […]
Time Finance is pleased to announce the appointment of Morgan Lee as broker manager in its asset finance team, overseeing the North West and Midlands regions. Morgan joins Time Finance with 3 years’ experience in the asset finance industry. Having started his career in a sales development executive role at Close Brothers, he gained valuable […]
DF Capital, the specialist commercial lending bank supporting dealers and manufacturers, today announced the appointment of Garry Frew as chief commercial officer. In his new role, Garry will report into CEO Carl D’Ammassa and will lead the bank’s commercial lending function. He will be responsible for strategy and growth initiatives to continue supporting manufacturers and […]
Pepper Money has recruited Ryan McGrath as second charge sales director for the specialist mortgage lender. Ryan has more than 30 years’ experience in financial services, 23 of which have been in the second charge intermediary market. Throughout this period, he has held a number of senior roles, including Commercial Banking Officer at Lloyds Banking […]
The tax team at regional chartered accountancy firm Albert Goodman has expanded to accommodate their latest team member, chartered accountant and senior manager, Sam Wood. Working at the UK’s leading specialist research & development (“R&D”) tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown Limited in Bristol for nearly five years, Sam is armed with general practice experience across accounts, […]
Reward Finance Group has appointed David Owen as business development director to elevate Reward’s profile as a prominent alternative finance provider in Wales and the South West. David brings over two decades’ financial services experience, eight of which were focussed on specialist finance. He joins Reward, a leading provider of tailored business finance loans and […]
Virgin Money has announced the appointment of Allegra Patrizi as incoming managing director business and commercial, subject to regulatory approval. Allegra has worked in the financial services sector for over 20 years, holding senior roles at major international organisations and as an adviser prior to that. Her latest role was as CEO of Aegon in […]
