Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) has named technology executive Tamsin Todd as an independent non-executive director, with her appointment taking effect on 13 July 2026. She will also join the company’s remuneration and audit committees. Todd brings extensive experience from leadership roles at Findmypast, TUI Group, Betfair, Microsoft and Amazon, alongside her current non-executive positions at The Gym Group and Auction Technology Group. Her appointment is expected to strengthen Funding Circle’s technology-driven lending platform and support its expanding range of SME financial products.
The company also announced that long-standing non-executive director and early investor Neil Rimer will retire from the board on 30 September 2026 as part of a planned governance transition designed to support the next stage of the group’s growth. Funding Circle highlighted Rimer’s 15 years of service, during which lending increased from less than £12 million to more than £17 billion, describing the board changes as a balance between continuity and fresh expertise as the business continues to expand in the SME finance market.
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Funding Circle Holdings, listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker FCH, is one of the UK’s leading finance platforms for small and medium-sized businesses. Since 2010, it has provided more than £17 billion in funding to over 125,000 UK SMEs. The company combines proprietary AI-driven credit models with human underwriting expertise to offer borrowing, payments and spending solutions through a single platform, while also giving institutional investors access to the SME lending market.
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