Encore Capital Group, Inc. announced that Andrew Asch will be promoted to the role of Senior Vice President, General Counsel effective August 15, 2022. Asch has been with the company since 2010 and currently serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Encore's subsidiary Midland Credit Management (MCM). He will report to Encore's President and CEO, Ashish Masih, and serve on Encore's Executive Leadership Team.

Asch's appointment to the position will follow the retirement of Greg Call, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. Call joined Encore in 2010, and has overseen a range of functions including legal, enterprise risk management, internal audit, government relations, human resources and information security. Call informed Encore of his intent to retire and will remain with the Company through September 1, 2022 to support the transition of his role and responsibilities.

Prior to joining MCM, Asch served as Senior Counsel at Roll International Corporation (now The Wonderful Company), and practiced law at the firms Katten Muchin Rosenman L.L.P. and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law and a bachelor's degree in political science from The University of California, Los Angeles.