2026 Recognition Index & Honoured Leaders

Celebrating resilience, innovation, and creativity, The Leadership Awards brought together and rewarded those demonstrating leadership across the full spectrum of credit and financial services. Congratulations to all winners!

Business Leader of the Year - Car Finance

Recognised Leader

Simon Bayley

Chief Executive Officer

Billing Finance

Recognised Leader

Ross Chambers

Chief Commercial Officer

Finclusion

Recognised Leader

Mike Deans

Managing Director

Borderway Finance

Recognised Leader

Christian Holmes

Divisional Sales Director

DSG Finance

⭐ Honoured Leader

Karl Werner

Chief Executive Officer

Advantage Finance

Business Leader of the Year - Consumer Finance

Recognised Leader

 Dan Cockle

Managing Director

Cockle Finance

⭐ Honoured Leader

Shiona Crichton

Chief Executive Officer

Moneyline

Recognised Leader

  Kirsty Moffat

Chief Customer Officer

Amplifi Capital

Recognised Leader

 Edward Lunn

Chief Operations Officer

Plata

Recognised Leader

Nick Smith

Chief Retail Banking Officer

Alpha Bank London

Recognised Leader

Abby Vickers

Chief Executive Officer

Klarna

Business Leader of the Year - Mortgages

Recognised Leader

Paul Adams

Sales Director

Pepper Money

⭐ Honoured Leader

Grant Hendry

Director of Sales

Foundation Home Loans 

Recognised Leader

 Simon Martin

Chief Risk & Director of Credit Risk

Yorkshire Building Society

Business Leader of the Year - Service Provider

⭐ Honoured Leader

Nick Cherry

Divisional Chief Executive Officer

Phillips & Cohen Associates 

Recognised Leader

Ryan Peacey

Chief Commercial Officer

Equifax

Recognised Leader

 Emma Steeley

Chief Executive Officer

Infinian

Recognised Leader

Natalie Tate

Commercial Director

Marston Holdings

Business Leader of the Year - Technology, Data & Analytics

Recognised Leader

  Madhu Kejriwal

Chief Executive Officer

TransUnion

⭐ Honoured Leader

Craig Tebbutt

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

Equifax 

Outstanding Leader in Collections - Creditor

Recognised Leader

Michael Brearley

Head of Business Optimisation

Bank of Ireland

Recognised Leader

 Sam Challenger

Director of Operations

Billing Finance

Recognised Leader

Danielle Duke

Head of Credit Revenue & Recovery

Utilita

Recognised Leader

Chris Jackson

Head of Collections & Recoveries

Aldermore Bank

⭐ Honoured Leader

Mark Porter

Head of Arrears and Litigation

Capital on Tap

Recognised Leader

Hardev Tumber

Associate Director, Global Head of Collections

Revolut

Recognised Leader

Laurence Venn

Group Director of Collections

Aldermore Bank

Outstanding Leader in Collections - Service Provider

Recognised Leader

Daniel Calcott

Founder & CEO

The Digital DRA

Recognised Leader

 Emma Cowan

Group Managing Director - Enforcement

Marston Holdings

⭐ Honoured Leader

Dewi Fox

Managing Director

ARC Europe 

Recognised Leader

Rachael Hutson

Head of Arrears & Litigation

Pepper Advantage

Outstanding Leader in Risk

Recognised Leader

Simon Baum

Chief Risk Officer
Nottingham Building Society

⭐ Honoured Leader

Keith Charlton

Compliance Director

Advantage Finance 

Recognised Leader

John Dignam

Head of Financial & Credit Risk
 Admiral Money

Recognised Leader

Chris Harper

formerly Secure Trust Bank

Recognised Leader

Michael Hoare

Chief Risk Officer
 Fluro

Recognised Leader

Tamsin Powell

Chief Risk Officer

Creditspring

Recognised Leader

Cyrille Salle de Chou

formerly Starling Bank

Recognised Leader

Naga Tumuluri

formerly Blue Motor Finance

Outstanding Leader in Data

Recognised Leader

Sarah Loveday

Chief Information Officer

Plata

⭐ Honoured Leader

Jamie Pearson

Head of Data & Analytics

Flint Bishop 

Outstanding Leader in Fraud Prevention

Recognised Leader

Sarah Danielewski 

Head of Enterprise Risk and Financial Crime

Advantage Finance

⭐ Honoured Leader

John Lush

Fraud and Underwriting Manager

Plata 

Outstanding Leader in Marketing

Recognised Leader

Conrad Bator

Director of B2B Marketing & Strategy Initiatives (UK&I)
Equifax

Recognised Leader

Neil Leonard

Marketing Director
Close Brother

Recognised Leader

Victoria Loosmore

Head of Product, Proposition & Marketing and Consumer Duty Board Champion
Advantage Finance

Recognised Leader

Francesca Phillips

Director of Bids & Marketing
Marston Holdings

⭐ Honoured Leader

Claire Smith

Marketing Director

Oakbrook 

Outstanding Leader in Operations

Recognised Leader

John Donnelly

Head of Loan Originations & Collections/Recoveries
Atom Bank

Recognised Leader

Jordan Lee

Strategy & Operations
mcl Finance and Elect Capital

⭐ Honoured Leader

Sharon Maguire

Chief Operating Officer

Cynergy Bank

Outstanding Leader in Compliance

⭐ Honoured Leader

Lisa Dunn

Head of Quality Assurance

Advantage Finance

Recognised Leader

Adrienne Lamond

Chief Compliance Officer
Clearpay

Recognised Leader

Colin Ngan

Chief Compliance Officer
Klarna