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Our Team

We have a small team here at SFE led by our CEO, with significant expertise across our core functions of public affairs, communications, membership services and events. The work of SFE is complemented by a number of special interest groups and committees representing industry subsectors and public affairs professionals.

Ben Rose
Director of Public Policy & Communications

  • Ben joined SFE in September 2023, and is responsible for leading SFE’s policy development, government engagement and broader stakeholder communication.

    He brings over 15 years of public and private sector experience, much of that spent advising senior figures in politics and financial services. He was most recently a Senior Public Policy Manager for NatWest Group, and also served as Chair of SFE’s Public Affairs and Communications forum between 2021 and 2023.

Sara Votta
Interim Programme Manager

  • Sara has joined SFE as interim Programme Manager , responsible for the delivery of our skills and inclusion hub and action plan.

    She brings over 14 years of consultancy and delivery experience in the tech and data industry across Financial Services and Public Sector.

    As a previous SFE member, Sara is passionate about supporting SFE’s Growth Strategy, driving things forward at an industry level across skills, inclusion, and sustainable finance.

Jayne Currie
Director of Membership Services

  • Jayne joined SFE in October 2021 as our Director of Membership Services. She is focused on ensuring our members get the best possible value and experience from us and is also driving forward our changing customer needs strategy activity. 

    She has been working in Financial Services for over 25 years, mostly within the life and pensions sector.  Her passion is the customer and of course SFE members.  Jayne has worked at Standard Life, Scottish Widows and Royal London in various marketing, strategy, and insight roles.

Peter Horne
PR & Communications Manager

  • Peter joined SFE in March 2025 as the PR & Communications Manager, focusing on highlighting the work of the organisation within the sector and beyond.

    He brings 6 years’ of both in-house and agency comms experience with organisations in the financial, tech and scale up sectors.

Nicole Scott
Events Manager

  • Nicole joined SFE in June 2024 as the Event Manager. She is focused on bringing a packed event calendar for members to engage and find value.

    She has over 10 years’ experience within the event industry supporting b2b networking, business growth and skills development. Having previously worked with West Lothian Chamber of Commerce and CodeClan, Nicole is aware of the Scottish business landscape and is keen to support the growth within the financial sector within her role at SFE.

Christina Anthoulaki
Programme Director

  • Christina joined SFE as our Programme Director in September 2023 and she is responsible for the design and delivery of key programmes across SFE. She has a background in Strategy and Product Management in financial and legal services, and she has a strong interest in promoting financial and social innovation which contributes to the development of a fairer and more inclusive financial ecosystem.

    She spent six years at NatWest Group in a variety of technology and change management roles before joining law firm Mishcon de Reya as Finance Product lead within Strategy.

    Her role in SFE focuses on the development and delivery of the sector’s Growth Strategy, including the delivery of its flagship Skills Action Plan. Christina is also a trustee of Money Advice Scotland.

Harry Meighan
Marketing Executive

  • Harry joined SFE on a one-year Digital Marketing Modern Apprenticeship in April 2022 and worked towards supporting SFE to plan and deliver digital content across all of our platforms.

    After completing his apprenticeship in March 2023 and obtaining his SCQF Level 6 diploma in digital marketing, Harry was kept on permanently at SFE where he now holds the title of marketing executive. His main responsibilities include planning and delivering content across SFE’s digital channels, website management and the day-to-day support of the SFE member platform.

David Hedley
Office Manager & PA to the Chief Executive

  • David joined SFE in 2012 working in several roles including office support and more recently as Events and Communications Executive where he managed the members events schedule and helped support our members.

    After a brief period away from SFE, David re-joined in May 2022 as PA to the CEO ensuring the smooth running of the executive office.