Shielding itself from the slump
When Towergate comes calling few stand in its way, but for Paymentshield's Stuart Pender it was less cut and dry when an alternative offer, on paper, appeared more attractive. But the acquisitive broker won the day and Paymentshield has not looked back since. Mairi MacDonald reports
When your core market takes a turn for the worse as spectacularly as the UK housing market, a chief executive needs a few tricks up his sleeve to get through it, as Stuart Pender knows well. But armed
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