Judith Hartley MBE

Non-executive director

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Personal Bio

Judith was appointed as a non-executive director on our board in January 2024.

Judith has enjoyed a 35-year career in financial services, working initially in Corporate and SME banking with Barclays and Bank of Scotland before, in 2009, becoming involved in the delivery of national access to finance programmes on behalf of the UK Government.

Prior to joining Northstar, Judith held a wide variety of senior executive roles within the British Business Bank, which is the UK’s economic development bank. These roles included Managing Director of Lending Solutions, Managing Director of the UK Network and until late 2023, CEO of British Business Investments which is a commercial investment subsidiary within the British Business Bank group, focussed upon increasing the supply of alternative finance for UK small businesses. This role included extensive engagement with challenger banks, asset finance providers, Fintech lenders, debt funds, angel syndicates and venture capital fund managers. Between 2020 and 2022, Judith was also Interim CEO of British Patient Capital, which is the largest domestic investor into the UK venture capital market and another commercial investment subsidiary within the British Business Bank group.

In addition to her expertise in debt and equity finance, Judith has worked extensively with HM Government, national membership organisations and lobby groups, business support networks and high growth small businesses. She is also keen to support the diversity agenda and since 2022, has been a member of a government-initiated Taskforce for Women-Led High Growth Businesses.

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