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UK Export Finance

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Current board (30)

Robert Gillespie ChairNon-executive Chair of the Board2024 - present
Vanessa Havard-Williams OBE ChairChair, Export Guarantees Advisory Council 2024 - present
Anas SarwarMinister of State (Minister for Trade)2026 - present
Andrew GrayNon-executive Board Director2026 - present
Cameron FoxUKEF Board Member2014 - present
Cameron FoxChief Finance and Operating Officer2014 - present
Cameron FoxExecutive Committee Member2014 - present
Carl WilliamsonDirector of SME and Trade Finance 2025 - present
Carl WilliamsonCo-Head of Business Group2023 - present
Dan BowdenDirector of Digital, Data and Technology2023 - present
Ed PrinceDirector, Large Corporates & International and Co-Head of Business Group2024 - present
Jacqueline KeoghNon-executive Board Director2022 - present
Jayne WhymarkExecutive Committee Member2023 - present
Jayne WhymarkDirector of Legal and Compliance2023 - present
Joanna Crellin CMGDirector General, Domestic and International Markets and Exports (Jobshare)2026 - present
Joanna Crellin CMGNon-executive Board Director2024 - present
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MPPresident of the Board of Trade2026 - present
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MPSecretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade2026 - present
Julia BeckExecutive Committee Member2022 - present
Julia BeckChief Strategy and Impact Officer2022 - present
Kimberly Wiehl OBENon-executive Board Director2018 - present
Robert GillespieNon-executive director2024 - present
Samir ParkashChief Risk Officer2023 - present
Samir ParkashUKEF Board Member2018 - present
Shane LynchDirector of Corporate Services, Executive Committee Member2016 - present
Tim FrostNon-executive Board Director2022 - present
Tim ReidDirector General, UKEF2023 - present
Tim ReidChief Executive2023 - present
Tim ReidExecutive Committee Member2022 - present
Vanessa Havard-Williams OBENon-executive Board Director2024 - present

Past board (15)

Vanessa Havard-Williams OBE ChairInterim Chair, Export Guarantees Advisory Council 2022 - 2023
Joanna Crellin CMGDirector General, Domestic and International Markets and Exports (Jobshare)2025 - 2026
Joanna Crellin CMGDirector General, Domestic and International Markets and Exports2024 - 2025
Joanna Crellin CMGDirector General, Trading Systems2023 - 2024
Joanna Crellin CMGDirector General, Trading Systems, DIT2020 - 2023
Joanna Crellin CMGHM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean2018 - 2020
Joanna Crellin CMGBritish Consul General, São Paulo2015 - 2020
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MPParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)2025 - 2026
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MPPresident of the Board of Trade2024 - 2025
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MPSecretary of State for Business and Trade2024 - 2025
Samir ParkashChief Executive2022 - 2023
Samir ParkashChief Risk Officer2018 - 2022
Shane LynchDirector of Digital, Data and Technology2023 - 2023
Tim ReidHead of the Business Group, UKEF2022 - 2023
Vanessa Havard-Williams OBEMember, Export Guarantees Advisory Council 2020 - 2022

Source

UK Export Finance on GOV.UK →

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