City Moves for 24 June – Who’s switching jobs at Relendex, Societe Generale and IQGeo Group?
Today’s City Moves includes Relendex, Societe Generale and IQGeo Group.
Relendex
Relendex has announced the appointment of Claire Newman as head of lending operations. Claire has joined Relendex from Masthaven Bank, where she was head of underwriting in the short-term lending department. Claire was responsible for a large department whose principle role was to underwrite bridging and development loans. During her time at Masthaven, Claire held several managerial positions, including responsibility for providing final sign off for bridging loans and issuing upfront credit decisions. Claire began her career at Instant Access Properties, before moving to FIL Group in 2008 where she was a property development assistant.
Societe Generale
Sadia Ricke is appointed deputy chief risk officer for Societe Generale as of 1 September 2019. She remains a member of Societe Generale’s group management committee. With a 25-year career in the group spanning Paris, Hong Kong and London, Sadia has developed solid experience in corporate and investment banking, and particularly in structured finance and risk management activities. For the past two years, as Societe Generale country head for the UK and Ireland, Sadia has notably helped to develop its domestic client franchise and led the group’s project to prepare its readiness for Brexit. Her experience and competences will be instrumental in continuing to reinforce the management and control of risks at the bank. Meanwhile Christophe Lattuada is appointed group country head for the UK and Ireland as of 1 September 2019. He will also be chief executive of Societe Generale London branch. Christophe was head of strategy and corporate development for the Global Banking & Investor Solutions division before becoming head of prime services.
IQGeo Group
IQGeo Group has announced the appointment of Andy MacLeod to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Andy spent ten years at Vodafone Group, first as group chief networks officer responsible for the operation of Vodafone’s networks world-wide, then as chief technology officer (CTO) for Verizon Wireless in the USA and latterly the regional CTO for the thirteen Vodafone operating companies outside Europe. Prior to Vodafone, Andy held a number of senior roles within the telecoms industry including Europe chief executive of MCI Worldcom, operations chief of Eircom, operations chief of Cable and Wireless, and vice president of marketing and sales at Nortel. Andy has served on the boards of Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Italy, Indus Towers and was deputy chair of Idex.