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Reward Finance Group appoints BDM

Reward Finance Group has appointed Simon Micklethwaite as business development director (BDM) for Yorkshire...

Omni Property Finance appoints BDM

Jaxon Stevens has joined Omni Property Finance Limited as business development manager. Stevens joins the...

Naismiths makes key Midlands appointment

Naismiths has appointed Josh Ward-Jones as an associate director of building consultancy, as part...

Smartr365 appoints design and experience director

Smartr365 has announced the appointment of Jens as design and experience director. Wikholm is tasked with...

The Buckinghamshire appoints key account manager

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has appointed Claire Askham as its new key account manager...

New sales director for Castle Trust Bank

Castle Trust Bank has appointed Jason Neale as its new sales director. Neale will start...

The Ipswich appoints head of mortgage sales

The Ipswich Building Society has announced the appointment of Charlotte Grimshaw as head of...

Aldermore makes asset finance sales hire

Aldermore has appointed Rania Pugh as its new head of sales support for asset...

CSF appoints group sales and marketing director

Jason Berry has been appointed group sales and marketing director at Crystal Specialist Finance...

Smartr365 appoints product engineering lead

Smartr365 has today announced the appointment of Edwin Halakooei as product engineering lead. Halakooei (pictured)...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) appoints new build consultant

Douglas Cochrane is to join Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) as new build strategic consultant...

Two new hires for UTB

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed a new director and manager in its development...

New NEDs for short-term lender

Atelier Capital Partners has announced the appointment of two non-executive directors. Mark Burton is the...

New sales director for Click2Check

Click2Check has announced the appointment of Michael Taylor as its new director of sales. ...

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