On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Leicestershire peer-to-peer business lending platform ThinCats has appointed Harry Takhar as business development executive of its Origination team.

Takhar joined ThinCats from RBS, where he spent seven years in commercial banking and capital markets.

Damon Walford, chief development officer at ThinCats, said: “Harry is one of several exciting appointments to the Origination Team, which we feel is now very well placed to understand the needs and wants of UK SMEs, and the Introducers and Sponsors that we work with.”

Mansfield-based housebuilder Rippon Homes has strengthened its team with a promotion and the appointment of a new sales administrator.

Jessica Place and Clare Betts

Jessica Place has been promoted to customer care manager. Place, who has worked for Rippon Homes for over three years, joined the company as an apprentice sales administrator and previously held the post of sales and customer care administrator.

Meanwhile, Clare Betts joins the team as a sales administrator. Originally from Shirebrook, Betts joined Rippon recently after previously working with another large housebuilder in a similar role.

Ian Dyke, managing director at Rippon Homes said: “I am delighted to welcome Clare to the team. She joins us from a very similar role and will be a great asset to our team here at Rippon Homes.

“Jessica is already settling in very naturally to her new position, which follows on smoothly from her previous role. It was essential to us to create this new role and it reflects how much importance we place on customer satisfaction and happiness.”