George James Taylor joined 4finance in 2014 as the Head of Development of the Group, and was appointed as Executive Vice President Strategy & Business Development of the Group in September 2016. His responsibilities include new country openings and emerging products, as well as the support of newly acquired subsidiaries of the Group (including Friendly Finance OU and TBI Bank). Mr. Taylor has spent over 27 years in the Consumer Finance industry, covering major markets such as the UK, Russia, the Middle East and Africa. He started his career at NatWest before moving on to Cetelem (BNP Paribas), Renaissance Ukraine, RenCredit Africa and The Collinson Group.