In Reference Appointments & Updates
FICO has named Louise Lunn to lead its newly created Global Analytics Delivery organization. Lunn, who is based in the UK, will oversee the teams of data scientists worldwide that develop custom analytics solutions and exploratory analytics projects for the world’s top banks, as well as retailers, telecommunications firms, insurance companies and other businesses. As head of EMEA analytics, Ms Lunn has led the team
responsible for delivering analytics projects to customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and for bringing advances in analytics technology to customer projects. In her new role, she will oversee regional delivery teams in EMEA, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and North America, as well as the company’s Global Analytic Delivery Center based in Bangalore, India, applying the latest breakthroughs in analytics to solve specific customers’ challenges. “FICO has been a global leader in analytics for more than 60 years, ever
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since it brought the first credit scoring systems to market,” said Ms Lunn. “The explosion in data and the increasing use of AI and machine learning have brought the power of FICO analytics to more businesses worldwide, in every industry. I am proud to be on the front lines of this effort, and to lead a global team of data scientists addressing the specific challenges of businesses worldwide.”
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Chris Leslie was MP for Shipley from 1997 to 2005 and for
Nottingham East from 2010 to 2019. He said: “Having been closely involved
in financial services policy over recent years, I’m very much looking forward to my new role leading the CSA team, representing such a wide range of businesses and championing best practice across the collections and debt purchase industry. Credit is a crucial utility in today’s economy and safeguarding a fair and well-functioning market is more important than ever in these challenging times.”
Neil Jinks joins Court Enforcement Services as Marketing and Communications Lead. In this senior role he will report directly into Managing Director Daren Simcox. Neil has over 30 years of experience in
the legal sector, both in practice and High Court Enforcement. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute
of Credit Management (CICM) and member of the CICM’s Advisory Board. He is also an Executive Committee Member and President of IRRV West Midlands Association. He said, “I am very excited to be joining such a dynamic company that has already
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achieved so much but has even more ambitious plans for growth. Working with such a well-respected company, I am thrilled to work with many people who
I already know well to take on the responsibility for this new position.”
Chris Powley has been appointed to the newly created role of Head of Credit Proposition at PerfectHome. The online retailer offers household goods on payment plans to people with limited access to mainstream credit products. Andy Russell, CEO at PerfectHome,
said: “We are proud to be helping an underserved demographic access the products they need for their homes and daily lives. Over the last couple of years, we have invested heavily in our processes, ensuring we fulfil (and wherever possible exceed) our regulatory obligations while offering attractive and competitive consumer credit products to our customers. “We have learnt a lot during this time
and it is our in-depth knowledge of our customers’ worlds that now allows us to look beyond offering finance for our own products and expand into standalone financial services for our customers. We are delighted to have Chris on board to drive this part of the business forward, making credit accessible to more people and in new ways.”
Click2Check, has announced the appointment of Michael Taylor as its new Director of Sales. He is a highly-experiencedsales director with a portfolio
of UK and international based roles – he has worked with a range of high-profile brands within the financial services sector including the regulator, Trigold and TSB, as well as running his own mortgage advisory firm. David Jones, Director of Click2Check, commented: “We
are very pleased to be announcing Michael’s appointment. He brings with him a wealth of business and consumer financial experience and I am confident he will help us to work with more businesses who need to have the client’s full financial picture at the start of the advice process. Michael’s expertise and relationships will be central to directing and driving our success and growth in the months ahead.” Michael Taylor, Director of Sales at Click2Check, said: “We are seeing more
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financial services businesses trying to get away from allowing the computer to simply say no to their clients, and we are also seeing more lenders keen to lend. I believe passionately that with Click2Check’s technology we can see the end of advisers having to take weeks in order to try and place a case. That is why I am so committed to Click2Check’s innovative technology and the Credit Assess product that allows advisers to have the upfront knowledge of their client’s finances so they can provide customers with the correct advice first time. I am looking forward to working with firms and to ensuring Credit Assess reaches as wide a customer base as possible.”
www.CCRMagazine.com August 2020
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