Vanquis Banking Group plc
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Provident Financial's core business is lending small sums of credit to poorer sections of the UK population. The demerger of its international home credit business was completed in July 2007. It now trades independently as International Personal Finance. In addition, the firm has sold its motor insurance business, Provident Insurance, to a subsidiary of GMAC Insurance Holdings.
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Board of Directors
Manjit Wolstenholme
Independent non-executive Chairman
•Extensive experience of corporate finance matters, having spent 13 years in investment banking. Previous board and management experience: Co-head of investment banking at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Partner at Gleacher Shacklock. Current external appointments: Non-executive director of Future plc, The Unite Group plc and Aviva Investors Holdings Limited.
Peter Crook
Chief Executive
•Driving and executing the agreed strategies of the group and achieving above plan financial performance. •The identification and oversight of strategic acquisition opportunities, including the completion of the purchase of Moneybarn. •Providing strategic input into the FCA full authorisation process being undertaken by each of the divisions. •Providing strategic input into the future options for the Vanquis Bank Polish pilot operation resulting in the decision in early 2015 to withdraw from the pilot. Previous board and management experience: UK managing director, Barclaycard. Current external appointments: Non-executive director of Cabot (Group Holdings) Limited.
Andrew Fisher
Finance Director
•Extending the group’s £382.5m syndicated bank facility by one year to May 2018. •Providing oversight on the commercial and financial due diligence exercise undertaken in respect of the acquisition of Moneybarn. •Taking the lead role in the group’s discussions with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on regulatory requirements. •Realignment of risk across the group to reflect the transition to the FCA and the focus on customer and conduct risk. Previous board and management experience: Finance Director of Premier Farnell plc and partner at Price Waterhouse LLP.
Malcolm Le May
Independent non-executive director and Senior Independent Director
•Over 30 years’ experience in banking, asset management and insurance. Previous board and management experience: Co-head of banking for Barclays in New York; head of investment banking, Europe at UBS and global head of corporate and investment banking at ING Barings, Deputy CEO at Morley Fund Management (now Aviva Investors), President of JER Europe, Senior Independent Director of Pendragon plc and non-executive director of RSA Insurance Group plc. Current external appointments: Senior advisor to Ernst & Young, non-executive director of REG (UK) Limited, Chairman of Juno Capital LLP, senior advisor to Heidrick & Struggles and Partner at Opus Corporate Finance.
Stuart Sinclair
Independent non-executive Director
•Extensive experience in financial services in the UK and overseas. •10 years in US-based management consulting, 14 years as CEO or equivalent in retail banking organisations and seven years on financial services boards. Previous board and management experience: Chairman of GE Capital China and GE Capital Bank (UK), Chief Executive Officer of Tesco Personal Finance, director of Virgin Direct; director of Retail Banking at The Royal Bank of Scotland and non-executive director at Liverpool Victoria. Current external appointments: Director of Vitality Health, Senior Independent Director of Swinton Group Limited, QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited and QBE Underwriting Limited; non-executive director of TSB Bank plc and Council Member of the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House).
Alison Halsey
Independent non-executive director
•34 years with KPMG specialising in financial services with audit and advisory responsibilities for UK and international banks. Previous board and management experience: Partner at KPMG. Advised a number of UK charities and was a board member of the National Autistic Society for five years. Current external appointments: Non-executive director of Cambien Group plc and Teachers Assurance and an Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Society.
Rob Anderson
Independent non-executive Director
Key strengths: •Extensive retail experience and knowledge of the type of consumer served by the group. Operational business experience which is relevant to the group’s businesses. Previous board and management experience: Director of childrenswear business unit of Marks & Spencer and Chief Executive of Signet Jewelers Limited’s UK Division.
Ken Mullen
General Counsel and Company Secretary
•Project management of the legal due diligence exercise, through a combination of internal and external legal resources, on two potential acquisition targets. •Completion of the sale and purchase agreement in respect of Moneybarn. •In his capacity as chairman of the Trustees, revised the group defined benefit pension scheme’s investment strategy which has resulted in a significant de-risking of the scheme. •Close management of the group’s regulatory relationships, both in the UK and overseas. Previous board and management experience: Company Secretary and General Counsel of Premier Farnell plc, Silentnight plc and Whessoe plc. Current external appointments: Chairman of Rexel UK Limited Pension Scheme.