Executive Change: Neil Kendall to Lowell Group as IT Project Manager

Leeds, U.K.-based debt purchasing specialist Lowell Group has appointed Neil Kendall as Project Manager.

Neil is a business and IT change professional with several years experience in FTSE-100 financial services companies, including Scottish Widows, HBOS and RBS.  He has a postgraduate diploma in information technology and is a member of both the Association for Project Management and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Lowell Group’s Head of IT John Stewart said: ”We are a data driven business operating at the forefront of information technology so we are continually exploring new systems and technologies in order to maintain our competitive advantage.

“Neil will be a great asset to the business. He has a proven track record of managing and delivering successful projects on time and within budget.”

About Lowell
Lowell Group (www.lowellgroup.co.uk) is a specialist debt purchasing company. Lowell Group buys consumer debts from a range of blue-chip organisations and then manages the recovery of those debts, working closely with debtors to help them resolve their financial difficulties and pay off what they owe.

For the year ending 31st August 2008 Lowell Group reported an EBITDA of £20.6m on a collections turnover of £75.5m. The business employs more than 300 people at its state-of-the art HQ and customer contact centre in Leeds. Lowell Group’s performance has received industry-wide recognition. In November 2007 the company was named ‘Debt Purchaser of the Year’ at a national debt industry awards event and in March 2008 it was recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses after being named ‘VC-backed business of the year’ in the Fast Growth Business Awards 2008.