13 June 2007
Platform appoints Director of Risk and Compliance
Platform, the intermediary lender of Britannia, is
delighted to announce the appointment of Alexia Antoniou to the
post of Director of Risk and Compliance.
Reporting directly into Managing Director David Tweedy, Alexia
will oversee a team of 19 including Platform’s Head of Compliance
and Head of Risk. She will take responsibility for the
implementation of Platform’s credit strategy whilst ensuring that
the company remains a model of compliance.
Alexia began her career in the mortgage industry in 1988 with
UCB Home Loans where she worked across a number of divisions
including new business and project management.
In 1997, US lender The Money Store purchased Platform Home Loans
and Alexia played a pivotal role in setting up and launching the
new company to market. Working for the lender through subsequent
acquisitions by Cabot Square Capital and its existing owner
Britannia Building Society in 2001, Alexia was the director of the
New Business Department before taking a maternity break in
2006.
Commenting on the appointment, David Tweedy, Platform’s Managing
Director said: “I have known Alexia for many years and she has
played a key role in the strategic development of the company
during her time with us. In a period of increased competition
within the sector, Alexia’s knowledge and experience in both risk
and compliance will be of critical importance to Platform as we
continue to improve business performance and grow market share. I
look forward to working with her in taking the business forward in
the coming months.”ity and performance, all of which are critical
to Platform’s success as we move increasingly into an eCommerce
business environment.”
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