People: Senior appointments at Callcredit and director of major account hired at telematics business

TWO senior appointments have been made at Callcredit Information Group.

Peter Simpson has been hired as head of partnerships and Steve Wishart has joined as head of lending at the Leeds-based group, which turns over £133m.

Prior to joining Callcredit Mr Simpson was director of partnerships for his own consulting company, Alliances & Marketing Consulting Ltd where he worked with Which?

Mr Wishart has 10 years’ business development and sales experience and has been with Callcredit since February 2015. He led a team of fraud and ID domain experts leading to a growth in revenue for the department.

Eamonn Tierney, managing director, Credit Solutions, Callcredit Information Group said: “I am delighted to welcome Peter and Steve into their new roles which will play a part in the next chapter of our Credit Solutions and Group Accounts’ growth strategy. The next five years promise to be very exciting times for our business.”

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SHEFFIELD telematics business The Floow has hired Daniel Bird as its account director for the Direct Line Group bringing the headcount to more than 50.

The former BLG Group Ltd partner take over from Claire Sargeant who was promoted to head of client development earlier this month after two years with the business.

Direct Line asked The Floow to deliver its smartphone applications and telematics data for the DrivePlus Systems.

He comes with more than nine years’ experience in the industry having worked for the affinity arm of the BGL Group, providing outsourcing services for major UK financial services and retail brands including RAC, Marks & Spencer Money and Lloyds Banking Group.

His role also included overseeing proposition development and insurer relationships for O2 Drive and O2 Drive Box on Board.

Head of client development, Claire Sargeant, said: “The Floow has a track record for being a market disrupter and, as a result, we have enjoyed rapid growth over the last couple of years.

“Daniel joins us at a very exciting time as the company reaches into new sectors and markets by diversifying our offering and continuing to drive an entrepreneurial and innovative culture.

“His sector specific experience means he is ideally placed to continue to build on our existing and well-established relationship with DLG and we’re delighted to welcome him to the team.”

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