Our Executive Committee

Stuart Nivison, Head of Portfolio Management

Stuart Nivison, Head of Portfolio Management

As Head of Portfolio Management, Stuart Nivison is responsible for the relationship management and oversight of the NWF's growing portfolio of assets which includes debt, guarantees, direct equity investments and managed funds. His team also oversees management of the UK Guarantee Scheme on behalf of HM Treasury. He has a long-held personal interest in sustainability, having facilitated and championed the early development of sustainable supply chains in multinationals. 

Stuart has deep international banking experience, having worked in a variety of senior roles for HSBC across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Europe including Regional Head of Trade Finance and Global Head of Business Banking. He is a graduate of Cambridge University holding a master’s degree in engineering and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. 
 

John Flint, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

John Flint

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

James Emmett, Chief Operations Officer (COO)

James Emmett

Chief Operations Officer

Annie Ropar, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Annie Ropar

Chief Financial Officer

Peter Knott, Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Peter Knott

Chief Risk Officer

Patricia Galloway, Chief People Officer (CPO)

Patricia Galloway

Chief People Officer

Kate McGavin, Chief Strategy & Policy Officer

Kate McGavin

Chief Strategy & Policy Officer (Jobshare)

Helen Williams, Chief Strategy & Policy Officer

Helen Williams

Chief Strategy & Policy Officer (Jobshare)

Davinder Mann

Davinder Mann

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Ian Brown, Head of Banking and Investments

Ian Brown

Head of Banking and Investments

Sheer Khan, Chief Impact Officer

Sheer Khan

Chief Impact Officer

Lorna Pimlott, Managing Director, Local Authority Advisory and Lending

Lorna Pimlott

Managing Director, Local Authority Advisory and Lending