SG hires new risk manager

In a sign of renewed energy in the British leasing job market, David Watkins has been hired by SG Equipment Finance Ltd to fill a freshly created role at the UK lessor. A former senior credit analyst at Hitachi Capital, Watkins has been appointed risk manager at the Richmond-based company Watkins now reports to Gary Foster, the UK lessors senior risk manager, who in turn reports to Steve Symons, the lessors operations director.

By Brendan Malkin

In a sign of renewed energy in the British leasing job market, David Watkins has been hired by SG Equipment Finance Ltd to fill a freshly created role at the UK lessor.

A former senior credit analyst at Hitachi Capital, Watkins has been appointed risk manager at the Richmond-based company.

Watkins now reports to Gary Foster, the UK lessor’s senior risk manager, who in turn reports to Steve Symons, the lessor’s operations director.

The move takes place following a spate of changes at Hitachi Capital, including the stepping down of Robert Munn, the divisional managing director of Hitachi Capital Business Finance. Several other departures at Hitachi Capital are expected to be announced soon.