Specialist lender Hampshire Trust Bank has appointed Paul Collyer as its new chief risk officer subject to regulatory approval.
Collyer (pictured) was previously risk director at Virgin Money for five and a half years and starts in the role next month.
Matthew Wyles, chief executive officer said: “Paul Collyer has an impressive track record with a broad palette of experience across the whole waterfront of risk disciplines.
“Having spent the last twenty years working with global banks, challenger banks and leading non-bank financial institutions, he has deep knowledge of HTB’s key lending classes and is a perfect fit for us. I’m really looking forward to working with him”.
Collyer also had several roles at GE Capital before Virgin Money.
Collyer said: “The specialist lending sector is the most dynamic segment of the UK banking market and HTB is an outstanding player in that market.
“I am really looking forward to joining the strong team in place and contributing to the achievement of HTB’s exciting growth plans.”
HTB’s current chief risk officer Clive Gavin will retire in December.
Victoria Hartley is contributing editor at Mortgage Solutions, Specialist Lending Solutions, Your Money and Your Mortgage at London-based publishing company AE3 Media.
She has an MA in Radio from Goldsmiths after gaining a 2:1 in a Comparative American Studies BA at Warwick University. She also holds a TEFL qualification and taught overseas in Mexico and Japan from 1994 to 1997.
Her role includes editorial oversight of the news, analysis and features, event content management and strategic and editorial consultancy for the AE3 Media group. She is an experienced video, broadcast and live-event host and regularly chairs web and podcast debates and interviews.
Multiple award nominations have resulted in two wins: Santander Media Awards, trade journalist of the year and Headlinemoney Awards, mortgage journalist of the year (B2B). Here is one of the award-winning pieces: https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2011/07/21/exclusive-tale-bailey-fraud-witness/
Previous roles include editorships of Mortgage Solutions, consumer title What Mortgage and trade title Credit Today as well as a stint freelancing for a variety of outlets including The Guardian and Which? Money.