Executive, Council & Secretariat

To contact any of the personnel listed below, please email the Chief Executive Officer, Paul Newson.

The Executive

President
F rances Coulson (UK)

Deputy President
Frank Heemann (Lithuania)

Vice President
Evert Verwey (Netherlands)

Chief Executive Officer
Paul Newson (UK)

Treasurer
Enda Lowry (Ireland)

Immediate Past President
Alice van der Schee (Netherlands)

Secretariat

Chief Operations Officer: Hannah Denney
Chief Technical Officer: Emmanuelle Inacio
Event Manager: Harriet Taylor
Admin Assistant: Natasha Sable
Technical Officer: Myriam Mailly
Technical Research Co-ordinator: Paul Omar

Council

A full list of Council members can be downloaded here.

Latest News

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EIT Manufacturing files for liquidation

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What is the £1.3bn MFS mortgage scandal and what is private credit?

The collapse of Market Financial Solutions (MFS) in early 2026 has sent shockwaves through the private credit market. The UK-based bridging lender entered administration following allegations of a massive…

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