Appointments

Martin Bugden joins Bibby Asset Finance to support growth ambitions

May 30, 2023: Bibby Asset Finance, the asset finance division of Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced a new senior hire in the next stage of its refocused growth strategy to increase lending throughout the UK. This latest appointment follows a series of...

Hampshire Trust Bank expands asset finance division

May 24, 2023: Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its middle ticket specialist equipment asset finance division with the appointment of Mike Kilford as sales manager. Kilford has over 25 years of experience in the asset finance industry, spending the past 1...

Muse Finance appoints new COO to bolster its market position

May 23, 2023: Working capital business finance provider, Muse Finance, has announced the appointment of Julie Ashmore as COO, to help achieve its ambition to reach 30,000 customers and provide £1.5bn of SME financing in the next three years. ...

New Managing Director appointed at NETSOL Technologies Europe

May 23, 2023: NETSOL Technologies, Inc. has announced the appointment of Darryll Lewis as its new Managing Director of NETSOL Technologies Europe. With over 20 years in the receivables and asset finance software industry, Darryll Lewis is a highly experienced a...

Time Finance strengthen Invoice Finance team

May 23, 2023: Time Finance has announced the appointment of Tariq Bourdouane as Business Development Manager in its Invoice Finance team. Tariq joins Time Finance with over 17 year’s experience working in the Invoice Finance sector, having spent time in busines...

Time Finance expand Invoice Finance team

May 19, 2023: Time Finance has announced the appointment of Thomas Ludden as Business Development Manager in its Invoice Finance team. In his new role at Time Finance, Tom will be responsible for building and maintaining strong introducer relations across East ...

DF Capital appoints new managing director for commercial assets

May 18, 2023: DF Capital, the specialist commercial lending bank supporting dealers and manufacturers with working capital solutions, has appointed David Witherspoon as managing director - commercial sectors. David is responsible for all lending activity across ...

Compass Business Finance appoints Jordan Pocock

May 16, 2023: Known for its innovative and relational approach to the market, Compass Business Finance has appointed Jordan Pocock as a Finance Specialist. Jordan has significant experience in the banking sector, having previously spent seven years at Close Brot...

Clifford Chance announces new Head of Global Asset Finance Group

May 05, 2023: Clifford Chance has announced the appointment of partner Zarrar Sehgal as Head of the firm's Global Asset Finance Group. Sehgal will lead the 125-strong international team of asset finance lawyers who work alongside the firm's global corporate, tax...

Ogilvie Fleet bolsters its team with two new business development appointments

May 04, 2023: After the rapid growth of Ogilvie Fleet’s contract hire and salary sacrifice products in the last 18 months, Ogilvie has boosted its teams with the appointment of two new key hires. Helen Asher (pictured above) has joined Ogilvie’s rapidly growing...

Lendscape appoints Carolyn Goddard as the new Head of Product

May 03, 2023: Secured business finance technology provider, Lendscape, has named Carolyn Goddard its new Head of Product. Goddard also joins the Lendscape Senior Management Team and will be responsible for leading product development and alignment with...

Compass Business Finance appoints Rob Lee-Davey as Finance Director

Apr 27, 2023: Rob Lee-Davey has been appointed as Finance Director for Compass Business Finance to strengthen the leadership team and help drive the continued growth strategy for the business. ...

Matt Roper to succeed Neil Davies as CEO of Close Brothers’ Commercial business

Apr 25, 2023: Close Brothers have announced that Matthew Roper, CEO of Invoice & Speciality Finance, has been confirmed as Neil Davies’ successor as CEO of the Banking’s Commercial business, from 1st August (subject to regulatory approval). Neil will move to...

Natalie Knight to join Stellantis as Chief Financial Officer

Apr 20, 2023: Natalie Knight will be joining Stellantis N.V. as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing Richard Palmer, on July 10, 2023, at the latest. Natalie Knight currently serves as Chief Financial Offer at Ahold Delhaize, a leading...

New appointments at CA Auto Bank Group

Apr 20, 2023: CA Auto Bank has announced the appointment of the Group’s new top management team, led by Chairman Stéphane Priami and CEO Giacomo Carelli. This announcement follows the recent creation of the new international banking group, owned by Crédit Agrico...

Odessa appoints new CEO and Co-Founders move to Executive roles on the Board of Directors

Apr 19, 2023: Odessa has announced that co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Madhu Natarajan (pictured) will transition to a newly created role of Executive Chairman, and experienced software leader Eric Bernstein will become Chief Executive Officer effective...

Asset Finance specialist promoted to partnership at Stephenson Harwood

Apr 18, 2023: Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has promoted eleven lawyers to its partnership, effective from May 1st, including asset finance specialist Jeffrey Tanner who has been named a partner in the firm's finance group. ...

Loxbear Advisory appoints new Director

Apr 18, 2023: The invoice finance and ABL advisory firm, Loxbear Advisory, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Director, Tansy Cunningham. Tansy has more than 20 years’ experience within the invoice and trade finance industry, gained from past pos...

Managing Director appointed at Premier Asset Finance

Apr 13, 2023: Ken McKeating, former Sales Director for SME Lending at Paragon Bank, has been appointed as Managing Director of Premier Asset Finance. McKeating has had an extensive career in asset finance, holding senior roles such as Director at Bank of Scotla...

JBR Capital’s momentum accelerates with record Q1 results and new appointment

Apr 05, 2023: Specialist automotive finance provider, JBR Capital, has had a flying start to 2023 posting record Q1 results, as well as the appointment of a new Chief Technology Officer, as the market for high-end automotive financing continues to grow. ...

Time Finance invests in its Invoice team with new BDM appointment

Apr 03, 2023: Time Finance has announced the appointment of Neil Fullbrook as Business Development Manager in its Invoice Finance team. Neil has been appointed to drive business growth within the South East of England. ...

Acquis appoints Rob Fost as Underwriting Manager

Apr 03, 2023: Acquis has appointed Rob Fost as its new Underwriting Manager. Previously Head of Technical and Innovation at Great American Europe, Rob brings much-valued expertise in the adaptation and evolution of insurance products, which will help Acquis mee...

ELFA President and CEO Ralph Petta to retire at end of 2023

Mar 31, 2023: At a specially convened meeting of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Board of Directors on March 25th, Chair Bob Neagle announced that President and CEO Ralph Petta will retire at the end of 2023. Petta has served in a variety of...

Andrew Peet, digital transformation specialist, joins Finativ

Mar 27, 2023: With finance companies under increasing pressure to find digital solutions that deliver step-change improvements in customer experience and productivity, specialist consulting and corporate finance firm Finativ have expanded their “finance native” ...

Trade and invoice finance expert joins Finativ to expand sector expertise

Mar 20, 2023: With more banking and commercial finance organisations seeking to grow outside their traditional product boundaries, specialist consulting and corporate finance firm Finativ have expanded their “finance native” expertise with the appointment of Ric...

Neal Garnett formally appointed as DLL's new CCO

Mar 06, 2023: DLL, global provider of asset-based financial solutions, has confirmed receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals to formally appoint Neal Garnett as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Member of the Executive Board. This new appointment took eff...

Leasys and Free2move Lease consolidation: New leadership announced

Mar 02, 2023: Following the binding agreements signed in the first semester 2022, Leasys and Free2move Lease will consolidate their activities to create a new mobility company specialised in multi-brand operational leasing, in which Stellantis and Crédit Agricol...

Kevin Tonge joins Metro Bank as Regional Director for Asset Finance

Feb 27, 2023: Metro Bank has appointed Kevin Tonge as Regional Director for asset finance. Kevin has over 20 years’ industry experience and joins from Aldermore Bank where he has held a number of asset finance roles for the last nine years, as well as holding o...

Anglo Scottish Asset Finance announces leadership updates

Feb 23, 2023: Anglo Scottish Asset Finance has announced four internal leadership updates that will further strengthen the business strategy and commitment to its customers. The promotion and alignment of these senior business managers will create business syner...

Bibby Leasing announces new appointments to drive growth strategy

Feb 09, 2023: Bibby Financial Services’s (“BFS”) asset finance division, Bibby Leasing, has announced a series of new hires and a refocused growth strategy to increase lending throughout the UK. With over 50 years’ combined experience in asset finance, the new ...

RVI Group appoints James Bedard as CFO

Feb 08, 2023: RVI Group has appointed James Bedard as Chief Financial Officer. Jim has more than 20 years of experience in finance including business planning, financial modeling, expense management and distribution channel effectiveness. He also has a strong tr...

FLA appoints new Board Director

Feb 07, 2023: The Finance & Leasing Association has appointed Helen Lumb, Chief Finance Officer at Shire Leasing, to the FLA Board. Helen Lumb said: “I am looking forward to joining the FLA Board and making a contribution towards representing our sector’s i...

Close Brothers Leasing promotes James Fletcher to Managing Director, Specialist Finance

Feb 06, 2023: Close Brothers Leasing has announced the promotion of James Fletcher to the newly created position of Managing Director, Specialist Finance. James previously held the position of Sales Director, responsible for driving the business’s ambitious grow...

Leadership changes announced at Premier Asset Finance

Feb 02, 2023: Kevin Davidson, Managing Director of Premier Asset Finance, has announced his retirement from the business he co-founded. Kevin will step down on 31st March 2023, exactly 40 years to the day since he started his first job in asset finance when...

Andy Smith appointed Head of Sales at DriverCheck

Feb 02, 2023: Andy Smith has been appointed as the new Head of Sales at Glasgow-based licence checking and compliance business, DriverCheck, reporting into Group CEOs, Robert Pilkington and Craig Gibbin at parent company, automotive technology solutions provider...

IGF appoints new sales directors in Leeds and Manchester

Feb 01, 2023: UK independent asset-based lender, Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has expanded its presence in the North of England, with key appointments in the North East and North West teams of John Savage (right) and Miles Burgess (left) as ABL Directors. ...

Renaissance Asset Finance appoints new Head of Credit and Risk

Jan 31, 2023: Renaissance Asset Finance (RAF), a subsidiary of the private and commercial bank Arbuthnot Latham, has appointed James Werts as Head of Credit and Risk, bringing with him over two decades of experience. ...

Novatus Advisory bolsters leadership team with appointment of two senior hires

Jan 24, 2023: Novatus Advisory, the risk, regulation and ESG consultancy and technology solution provider, today announced the appointment of two strategic senior hires, bolstering its leadership team to accelerate growth and maintain its existing practice of de...

New Year heralds new appointments at DriverCheck

Jan 12, 2023: Oxford-based automotive technology solutions provider, Ebbon Group, has announced a number of new appointments at its DriverCheck licence checking and compliance business which for all, but new business sales, will be led by Head of Operations, Yve...

United Trust Bank appoints Lauren McQuilken as Broker Development Manager for the South of England

Jan 11, 2023: United Trust Bank (UTB) is continuing to develop its Asset Finance Sales Team with the appointment of Lauren McQuilken as Broker Relationship Manager. Lauren was previously a Business Development Director at Metro Bank Asset Finance where she succ...

Leasing systems specialist Pieter-Paul Barker joins Finativ

Jan 09, 2023: As finance companies increasingly see digitalisation as a source of competitive advantage and shift towards a more complex, microservice-led application architecture, the need grows for specialist technology skills and insights. With that in mind, ...

Lendscape launches new Advisory Board

Dec 13, 2022: Lendscape, technology provider for all forms of secured business finance, has announced the launch of a new Advisory Board. The formation of the Advisory Board will give Lendscape access to a team of highly respected business leaders, with deep fin...

CSI Leasing continues expansion in the Nordic market by opening subsidiary in Denmark

Dec 09, 2022: CSI Leasing, Inc. has expanded its European operations by opening a subsidiary in Denmark. This expansion follows the recent launch of CSI Nordics in September 2021 and reinforces CSI Leasing’s expansion in the Nordic region. The company now has l...

elmo appoints Fleet Assist to provide SMR services to enhance its subscription service

Dec 01, 2022: elmo, the electric car subscription company, is the latest to onboard the full portfolio of SMR services Fleet Assist provides to its customers, including SMR network, service booking and technical authorisation. As part of the services, Fleet Ass...

Renaissance Asset Finance expands relationship management team with new hire

Nov 30, 2022: Renaissance Asset Finance (RAF), the asset finance subsidiary of Arbuthnot Latham, the private and commercial bank, has expanded business development capabilities with the appointment of Joe Davison as Senior Relationship Manager. ...

United Trust Bank appoints Julian Mellors as Head of Block & Wholesale Funding

Nov 23, 2022: United Trust Bank (UTB) is continuing to develop and diversify its Asset Finance offering with the appointment of Julian Mellors in the new role of Head of Block & Wholesale Funding. Julian has worked in the asset finance industry for over 30 ...

Leasing Foundation appoints seven new board members

Nov 16, 2022: The Leasing Foundation today announced that it has expanded its board and appointed seven new members to widen its focus and drive new channels: ...

Renewables and restructuring expert Phil Gerrard joins Finativ

Nov 11, 2022: With ESG high on the corporate agenda for banks and finance companies including how they develop their carbon reduction plans, specialist consulting and corporate finance firm Finativ have expanded their “finance native” expertise with the appointm...

DLL appoints Catharina Witthöft as Regional Sales Manager, Healthcare and Clean Technology, for West and East Europe

Nov 08, 2022: DLL, a global provider of asset-based financial solutions, announced the appointment of Catharina Witthöft as the Regional Sales Manager for West and East Europe in its Healthcare and Clean Technology (HCCT) Global Business Unit. In her role, Cath...

Compass Business Finance appoints new business specialists

Nov 08, 2022: A raft of new appointments has been announced by Compass Business Finance as it continues to expand its services across multiple sectors as a specialist finance provider. ...