UK Regional Export Finance Manager Contacts Updated April 2026

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Export Finance Managers are regional representatives of UKEF. They are valuable contacts for exporters and businesses with export potential.

From: UK Export Finance Published 30 November 2016 Last updated 1 April 2026
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• Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Midlands, Wales and South West
• London and South East

Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Regional Head, Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Paul Tandy

Email paul.tandy@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7500 047 523

North and West Yorkshire – Export Finance Manager

Alissia Deane

Email alissia.deane@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7500 047653

South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Humberside – Export Finance Manager

Manuel Fantin

Email manuel.fantin@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone 07917 108450

North East – Senior Export Finance Manager

Patrick Kendell

Email patrick.kendell@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7568 101892

North West (North) – Export Finance Manager

• Cumbria
• Greater Manchester North (Bolton, Bury, North Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan)
• Lancashire Malcolm Woodall

Email malcolm.woodall@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7553 561888

North West (South) – Export Finance Manager

• Cheshire
• Greater Manchester South (Salford, South Manchester, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford)
• Merseyside Kevin Ledwith

Email kevin.ledwith@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7580 742 518

Scotland – Export Finance Manager

• Fife
• Central Belt, including Edinburgh and Scottish borders Carol Harvey

Email carol.harvey@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7817 830 833

Scotland - Export Finance Manager / Clean Growth Export Development Manager

• Highlands & Islands
• Aberdeenshire
• Tayside, including Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross Lara McGrath

Email Lara.McGrath@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone 07458 045831

Northern Ireland – Export Finance Manager

Lauren Dougherty

Email Lauren.Dougherty@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7918200158

Midlands, Wales and South West

Regional Head, Midlands, Wales and South West

Marie Hall

Email marie.hall@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Black Country, Staffordshire and Shropshire – Export Finance Manager

Anne Lockett

Email anne.lockett@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7580 742 532

Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire – Export Finance Manager

Jo Archer

Email Jo.Archer@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44(0)7580 742 517

Greater Birmingham, Leicestershire – Export Finance Manager

Mark Lynam

Email mark.lynam@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7768 558847

Coventry and Warwickshire – Export Finance Manager

Fiona Begley

Email fiona.begley@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7557 472236

Wales and Herefordshire – Export Finance Manager

Steve Wilson

Email stephen.wilson@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7990 997748

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Rutland - Export Finance Manager

Louise Cross

Email louise.cross@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone 07584 155788

Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Wiltshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire – Export Finance Manager

Hugh Francis

Email hugh.francis@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7880 358 220

Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and South Wiltshire – Export Finance Manager

Tom McPartlan

Email tmcpartlan@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +447350371992

London and South East

Regional Co-Head, London and South East

Jane Cooper

Email jane.cooper@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Regional Co-Head, London and South East

Richard Armstrong

Email richard.armstrong@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire - Export Finance Manager

Craig Green

Email craig.green@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7791 796 170

London (Central and West) – Export Finance Manager

Hitesh Patel

Email hitesh.patel@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7794 051 934

London (City and East) – Export Finance Manager

Colin Hawes

Email colin.hawes@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone + 44 (0) 7733 925 445

London (North East & South West) – Export Finance Manager

Keisha Silvera

Email keisha.silvera@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0) 7557 816020

Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk – Export Finance Manager

Richard Hill

Email richard.hill@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone + 44 (0)7587 884465

Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex – Export Finance Manager

Lisa Maddison-Brown

Email lisa.maddison-brown@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone +44 (0)7976 727419

Hampshire and Isle of Wight – Export Finance Manager

Ian Power

Email Ian.Power@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone 07345 734883

Berkshire and Surrey - Export Finance Manager

Jonathan Dowell

Email jonathan.dowell@ukexportfinance.gov.uk

Telephone + 44 (0)7817 830543

Updates to this page

Published 30 November 2016 Last updated 1 April 2026 show all updates
1.
1 April 2026

Louise Cross added - Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Rutland
2.
24 November 2025

Hampshire EFM contact info changed
3.
21 November 2025

Title changed for N. Ireland
4.
26 August 2025

Inclusion of Fife in the regional remit for Carol Harvey, plus clarification of areas covered under Tayside (Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross).
5.
24 June 2025

Keisha Silvera added
6.
28 May 2025

Changes to geographic regions of EFMs in Yorkshire
7.
28 May 2025

Updated geographic changes for EFMs in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, Rutland
8.
28 May 2025

New regional head contact added
9.
14 April 2025

EFM information updated for North, West and East Yorkshire and South Yorkshire and Humberside. Contact details removed for Regional Head - Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as the position is currently vacant.
10.
31 January 2025

Removed Northern Ireland from Dan McPartlin EFM title
11.
26 September 2024

The Export Finance Manager for Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset & South Wiltshire has changed to Tom McPartlan.
12.
12 January 2024

Capitalisation of Export Finance Manager, as per job title.
13.
13 November 2023

Central added to make 'Central and West'.

City added to make 'City and East'
14.
11 October 2023

Surrey removed from Richard Armstrong and added to Jonathan Dowell
15.
25 August 2023

Updates to reflect changes in regional contacts.
16.
10 March 2023

Details for South Yorkshire EFM
17.
3 March 2023

New EFM for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland
18.
2 March 2023

Jo Archer reinstated as EFM for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire.
19.
1 January 2023

Contact changed for South Yorkshire and Regional Head, Midlands, Wales and South West.
20.
29 November 2022

Details for Northern Ireland have been updated.
21.
21 July 2022

New Export Finance Manager for Scotland, contact details for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire Export Finance Manager updated.
22.
29 June 2022

Contacts updated to reflect changes.
23.
11 January 2022

Export Finance Manager contact information updated.
24.
30 November 2016

First published.

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