Our people

Lord Smith of Kelvin
Chair of Board and Nomination Committee

Catherine Lewis La Torre
CEO

Patrick Magee
Chief Commercial Officer

Phil Piers
Chief Financial Officer

Neeta Atkar
Senior Independent Director and Chair of Risk Committee

Jenny Knott
Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee

Barbara Anderson
Non-Executive Director and Chair of Remuneration Committee

James Connelly
Non-Executive Director

Nat Sloane
Non-Executive Director

Jamie Carter
Shareholder Representative
Senior Leadership Team

Catherine Lewis La Torre
CEO

Patrick Magee
Chief Commercial Officer

Phil Piers
Chief Financial Officer

Judith Hartley
CEO, British Business Investments, British Patient Capital

Elizabeth O'Neill
General Counsel & Company Secretary

Shanika Amarasekara
Chief Impact Officer

Angelene Woodland
Chief Marketing Officer

Edward O'Hara
Chief Risk Officer

Paddy Lye
Chief Operating Officer

Richard Bearman
Managing Director, Small Business Lending

Ken Cooper
Managing Director, Venture Capital Solutions

Graeme Fisher
Managing Director, Policy and Government Relations

Alison Fletcher
Managing Director, Internal Audit

Reinald de Monchy
Managing Director, Guarantee and Wholesale

Barry Murphy
Managing Director, Risk and Compliance

Warren Ralls
Managing Director, UK Network

Julia Groves
Managing Director for Sustainability