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Overview

Providing equitable opportunities for emerging talent within the Financial Services Industry

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  • We have five key goals that we aim to promote:

    Through our Career Development goal we aim to support the training and development of new talent in the financial services industry, offering support and opportunities to accelerate their careers

    We aim to Influence and Innovate across the financial service sector, helping to shape the direction of the sector by challenging the status quo and constantly pushing boundaries

    We endeavour to support the Next Generation of people entering financial services, by promoting its opportunities and accessibility to all

    Our Events and Networking opportunities will support across these goals, providing members the opportunity to socialise with fellow members, engage in interesting seminars and presentations, and build a network of contacts across the industry

    Give a Voice to all members entering the industry; recent school leavers, university graduates and experienced professionals joining from other career paths

  • The SFE Young Professionals’ Steering Committee is a small group of nominated representatives from across the SFE membership.

    So what does being a committee member involve?

    Leading projects, running events, pitching in to make the SFE Young Professionals a success

    Coming up with new ideas, having a positive attitude to change, and trying new things

    Opportunity to update our executive sponsors on progress and new ideas

    Being an advocate and encouraging people across the industry to attend events and participate in achieving our objectives

  • Arming emerging talent in the industry with the confidence, knowledge and skills for effective career progression

  • Connecting the leaders of tomorrow with the leaders of today, to give them the voice to drive tangible change across the industry

  • Supporting the strategic objectives of SFE whilst in turn supporting our industry to attract, retain and recruit high performing talent

The current committee members are:

  • Amy Paterson
    Chair
    SFE Young Professionals
    Enterprise Risk at Alba Bank

    Jess Insall
    Deputy Chair
    SFE Young Professionals
    Crypto Accountant at Steedman & Co

    Cheri Burns
    Communications Strategy Lead
    SFE Young Professionals
    PR & Corporate Communications Director
    Encompass Corporation

    Ben Glaister
    Communications Strategy Lead
    SFE Young Professionals

    Daniel Lindley-Pilley
    Engagement Lead
    SFE Young Professionals
    Associate Consultant
    Capco

  • Rebecca Yepez Cosetti
    Workstream Lead
    Senior Consultant at EY

    Ciaran Corrigan
    Business Support Manger to Group Chief Information Officer
    Lloyds Banking Group

    Dexter Amos
    Data Analyst
    KPMG

  • Lauren Bain
    Workstream Lead Analyst
    Blackrock

    Amy Harley
    Researcher at Carlyle

    Steven Shepherd
    Third Party Relationship Manager
    BNP Paribas

    Neil Morran
    Associate Investment Manager
    RBC Brewin Dolphin

  • Marianne Bell
    Workstream Lead
    Senior Operational Resilience Manager
    Sainsbury's Bank

    Linnea Held
    Manager of Transaction Services
    PwC

    Steven Robertson
    Consultant
    Capgemini Invent

    Pamela Cowan
    Tax Technology and Innovation
    KPMG

    Renata Denes
    Customer Sustainability Associate
    Phoenix Group

  • Sarah Holmes
    Workstream Lead
    Pensions Solicitor
    Shepherd and Wedderburn

    Tom Casey
    Head of Client Support, Scotland & Northern Ireland
    Schroders Personal Wealth

    Kirsty Thomson
    Regional Senior Manager - Performance and Operations
    TSB Bank

    Cameron McIlveen
    Business Bank Graduate
    Barclays

    Emily Bevens
    Head of Client Enablement
    abrdn

The current firm reps are:

  • Adam Howard, NatWest Group

    Alex Hamilton, BNY Mellon

    Alex Kerr, Lloyds Banking Group

    Alix Davies, Capco

    Brogan Thomson, Blackrock

    Cameron McIlveen, Barclays

    Charles Donnelly, EY

    Christopher Docherty, TSB

    Dan Rutherford, Accenture

    Danielle Gibson, BNP Paribas

    Danielle Tait, TSB

    Dominique Reid, Brodies LLP

    Eilidh Bett, Artemis Investment Management

    Erika Mackie, HSBC

    Fiona Li, Morgan Stanley

    George Graham, Carlyle Associates

    Grace Smith, Virgin Money

    India Thomson, Forecast Global

    Isobel Deane, Burness Paull

    Jake Johnstone, RBC Brewin Dolphin

    Jamie Spratt, Nile HQ

    Jasmine Lam, abrdn

    Jesper Price, RSM UK

    Jessie Nelmes, TSB

    Joe Kowbel, Phoenix

    Kat Dolan, Tesco Bank

    Laura Patterson, Natwest Group

    Lauren Kerr, Meraki Talent

    Lewis Barnes, Baillie Gifford

    Marianne Bell, Sainsburys Bank

    Matt Andrews, Shepherd & Wedderburn

    Melissa Manca, Schroders Personal Wealth

    Mhairi Burnett, EY

    Nicola McGovern, TSB

    Nikki Elpidoforou, Aegon

    Peter Mayland, EY

    Rachel Weller, NatWest Group

    Reece Duncan, Rathbones

    Renata Denes, Phoenix Group

    Rhona Skelly, Pinsent Masons

    Ross Welsh, Scottish Enterprise

    Sam Smart, Dentons

    Samantha Meng, PwC

    Scott Wilson, BNY Mellon

    Steven Roberston, Capgemini Invent

    Stuart Dalziel, Capco

    Zachary Stewart, Shepherd & Wedderburn

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