Experience: Judy has held a variety of senior roles during her extensive career in financial services, including 25 years working across international markets. She has held positions as CEO, President and COO within the investment management and wealth management industries, including a tenure as President and CEO of Fidelity Investments Japan from 2011 to 2016 and President of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management from 2017 to 2020.

During her Fidelity Investments tenure, she was a Director for several regulatory boards, governing operating and investment advisory businesses.

She was also named one of the “25 Most Influential Women in Asset Management” by Asian Investor Magazine, 2014.

Qualifications: Judy graduated from Cornell University with a BSc in Business Management and Marketing and also completed a Master of Business Administration, with honours, from Boston University. She recently attended “Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director” at Harvard Business School.

Board Committee Membership: Chair of the NIM NIMNA Boards, Director of NIM Board, Independent Non-Executive Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Chair of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Remuneration Committee.

External Appointments: Judy is on the Board of WNS (Holdings) Limited, where she also serves on the Audit Committee.

Interests: Judy enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, painting, and international cooking.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 1986
Joined Newton: 2022
Date Appointed to NIM Board: 1 July 2022

Experience: Kevin has held a number of senior roles during his 32-year executive career, including being CEO at Old Mutual Asset Managers in the UK and the US, Main Partner and Head of the European Investment Practice at Watson Wyatt LLP, and Managing Director and Head of EMEA Pension Advisory Group at JP Morgan Securities Limited.

Qualifications: Having graduated from the University of Natal with a BSc Hons (cum laude) in Chemistry, Kevin completed an MBA at the Wits Graduate School of Business, Johannesburg, and a PhD in Finance at the University of Cape Town. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Member of NIM Board Risk Committee, Member of NIM Nominations Committee, Chair of NIM Remuneration Committee.

External Appointments: Since 2009, Kevin has held a number of non-executive directorship and chair positions at investment firms, including Murray International plc, Lowland Investment Company plc, JPMorgan American Investment Trust Plc, BBC Pension Trust Limited, Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc, Aspect Capital Limited and Hermes GPE LLP.

Interests: Kevin enjoys spending time with his young grandchildren and has a keen interest in classical music. Kevin also undertakes various roles in the London Church he attends.

Nationality: British
Joined Industry: 1977
Joined Newton: 2019
Date Appointed to NIM Board: 1 March 2019

Experience: Sharon has held a variety of senior roles during her extensive career in financial services, including being Managing Director and Head of Private Client & Institutions at Blackrock for its iShares ETF business, President of F-Squared Capital, Senior Strategic Advisor to the President of BNY Investments and Executive Vice President of Beta Solutions & Sustainable Investing at Oppenheimer Funds. Sharon’s most recent position was the President and CEO of Life & Retirement Funds for AIG.

In 2019, Sharon was named “Most Notable Women in Finance” by Crain’s New York.

Qualifications: Sharon received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Delaware and earned her Certified Management Analyst designation from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Independent Non-Executive Manager of NIMNA Board, Chair of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Remuneration Committee.

External Appointments: Sharon is on the Board of Women in ETFs and Wake Forest University School of Business. Sharon also served on the DHB Capital Board, Mutual Fund and Retirement Board for AIG, and recently served as Co-Chair of the ETF and Managed Solutions Committee for the Money Management Institute.

Appointed in August 2021, Sharon is a Senior Partner at The TIFIN Group, where she also serves on the Advisory Committee.

Interests: Sharon enjoys skiing, hiking, yoga as well as musical pursuits.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 1987
Joined Newton: 2021
Date Appointed to NIM Board: 14 December 2021

Experience: Hanneke started her career as an Investment Manager at Pantheon Ventures and worked for Philips China Hong Kong Group. She then joined private equity firm Adams Street Partners in 1997 to build out its global investment capabilities, and successfully launched its presence in Europe and Asia. She served on its Executive Committee from 2001 to 2014, having been Chief Investment Officer from 2008 to 2014.

From 2016 to 2020, Hanneke was CEO of Newton Investment Management, a BNY Investments firm.

From 2021 to 2024, Hanneke was responsible for the strategic direction and the resulting company performance for BNY Investments. In her role, Hanneke provided day to day oversight of the Investment firms, coordinating the efforts of senior executives and collaborating with them to execute their strategic objectives and actions.

Qualifications: Hanneke has a BBA from Nijenrode University, Netherlands and an MBA from the London Business School.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Remuneration Committee.

External Appointments: Hanneke is the Global Chair of the 30% Club, a campaign led by Chairs and CEOs of companies committed to increasing gender diversity at the board and executive levels of organisations around the world. Hanneke is passionate about inequality and served as Chair of Impetus, a venture philanthropy organisation which backs charities to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people for over 6 years. She is also a Trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), founded in 2011 by The Sutton Trust in partnership with Impetus. Hanneke was also a Non-Executive Director to the Court of the Bank of England, and a co-founder and first Chair of Level 20, a not-for-profit organization set up in 2015 to inspire women to join and succeed in the private equity industry.

Interests: Away from work, alongside enjoying time with her family, Hanneke loves to travel, is an avid reader, as well as a keen tennis player and skier and still trying to improve her golf.

Nationality: Dutch
Joined Industry: 1992
Joined Newton: 2016
Joined BNY: 2020
Date Appointed to NIM Board: 11 August 2016

As CEO, Euan manages and leads Newton’s business by establishing and developing appropriate business goals, that is both short term targets and strategic objectives to ensure that clients are well served, that the firm succeeds commercially and that it attracts and retains talented people. Euan is Chair of the NIM NIMNA Executive Management Committee and the NIM NIMNA Investment Oversight Committee.

Experience: Euan is a seasoned investment management executive with a background in macro investing. He started his career as an Actuarial Trainee at Scottish Provident to then joining Standard Life Investments (SLI) as an Inflation-Linked Portfolio Manager in 1995. Euan spent nearly 20 years at SLI where he was Head of Multi-Asset and Fixed-Interest Investing and was latterly a member of that company’s board.

Euan joined Newton from Aviva Investors where he was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Aviva plc group executive team for 7 years.

Qualifications: Euan has a first-class honours degree in Physics from the University of Edinburgh and is a Fellow of the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School, Philadelphia.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee.

External Appointments: Euan serves as Deputy Chair of the Investment Association Board, the trade body and industry voice for UK investment managers.

Interests: Euan enjoys spending time with his family, trying to keep fit by playing golf and running, and walking in the Scottish hills with his wife and deerhound dog and is an active member of his local church.

Nationality: British
Joined Industry: 1992
Joined Newton: 2021
Date Appointed to NIM Board: 23 June 2021

James ensures that risks to the Newton business and its employees are identified and mitigated effectively. In his role, James is Chair of the NIM NIMNA Risk and Compliance Committee.

Experience: James acquired a range of experience in high-profile roles at BNY Asset Management International and at the Financial Services Authority (the principle financial services regulatory body in the UK at that time).

He initially served as Newton’s Chief Compliance Officer, assuming the Chief Risk Officer Role in 2015.

Qualifications: James holds a diploma from the Securities Institute and a BA in Industrial Economics from Nottingham University.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee.

Interests: Outside of work, James enjoys spending time with his family, plays and watches golf and cricket and is a keen gardener.

Nationality: British
Joined Industry: 1998
Joined Newton: 2012
Date Appointed to NIM Board: 1 April 2023

In this role, John leads a range of centralized functions including Broker-Dealer Relations, the CAO Office, Control Management, Corporate Strategy, Data Solutions, Governance, Investment Performance Oversight, M&A, Operations, Seed Capital and Transformation. In this capacity, John also manages day-to-day coordination with Arx and Siguler Guff.

Experience: John started his career practicing law in New York at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he focused on M&A, corporate law and finance topics. He then joined The Boston Consulting Group in 2005, where he spent 9 years advising firms in the financial services sector on strategy and operating model topics.

John served as the Global Head of Corporate Development for BNY from 2019 to 2021, and prior to that was the Head of Strategy for BNY Investments.

Qualifications: John holds an A.B. Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University, a J.D. with honors from Duke University School of Law, and an M.B.A with a concentration in finance and economics from Columbia Business School.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Chair of NIMNA Remuneration Committee, Member of NIM Remuneration Committee.

Interests: John enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and traveling.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 2007
Joined BNY: 2014
Date Appointed to NIM Board: 23 February 2023

Experience: Judy has held a variety of senior roles during her extensive career in financial services, including 25 years working across international markets. She has held positions as CEO, President and COO within the investment management and wealth management industries, including a tenure as President and CEO of Fidelity Investments Japan from 2011 to 2016 and President of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management from 2017 to 2020.

During her Fidelity Investments tenure, she was a Director for several regulatory boards, governing operating and investment advisory businesses.

She was also named one of the “25 Most Influential Women in Asset Management” by Asian Investor Magazine, 2014.

Qualifications: Judy graduated from Cornell University with a BSc in Business Management and Marketing and also completed a Master of Business Administration, with honours, from Boston University. She recently attended “Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director” at Harvard Business School.

Board Committee Membership: Chair of the NIM NIMNA Boards, Director of NIM Board, Independent Non-Executive Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Chair of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Remuneration Committee.

External Appointments: Judy is on the Board of WNS (Holdings) Limited, where she also serves on the Audit Committee.

Interests: Judy enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, painting, and international cooking.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 1986
Joined Newton: 2022
Date Appointed to NIMNA Board: 1 July 2022

Experience: Sharon has held a variety of senior roles during her extensive career in financial services, including being Managing Director and Head of Private Client & Institutions at Blackrock for its iShares ETF business, President of F-Squared Capital, Senior Strategic Advisor to the President of BNY Investments and Executive Vice President of Beta Solutions & Sustainable Investing at Oppenheimer Funds. Sharon’s most recent position was the President and CEO of Life & Retirement Funds for AIG.

In 2019, Sharon was named “Most Notable Women in Finance” by Crain’s New York..

Qualifications: Sharon received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Delaware and earned her Certified Management Analyst designation from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Independent Non-Executive Manager of NIMNA Board, Chair of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Remuneration Committee.

External Appointments: Sharon is on the Board of Women in ETFs and Wake Forest University School of Business. Sharon also served on the DHB Capital Board, Mutual Fund and Retirement Board for AIG, and recently served as Co-Chair of the ETF and Managed Solutions Committee for the Money Management Institute.

Appointed in August 2021, Sharon is a Senior Partner at The TIFIN Group, where she also serves on the Advisory Committee.

Interests: Sharon enjoys skiing, hiking, yoga as well as musical pursuits.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 1987
Joined Newton: 2021
Date Appointed to NIMNA Board: 17 December 2021

Experience: Hanneke started her career as an Investment Manager at Pantheon Ventures and worked for Philips China Hong Kong Group. She then joined private equity firm Adams Street Partners in 1997 to build out its global investment capabilities, and successfully launched its presence in Europe and Asia. She served on its Executive Committee from 2001 to 2014, having been Chief Investment Officer from 2008 to 2014.

From 2016 to 2020, Hanneke was CEO of Newton Investment Management, a BNY Investments firm.

From 2021 to 2024, Hanneke was responsible for the strategic direction and the resulting company performance for BNY Investments. In her role, Hanneke provided day to day oversight of the Investment firms, coordinating the efforts of senior executives and collaborating with them to execute their strategic objectives and actions.

Qualifications: Hanneke has a BBA from Nijenrode University, Netherlands and an MBA from the London Business School.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Remuneration Committee.

External Appointments: Hanneke is the Global Chair of the 30% Club, a campaign led by Chairs and CEOs of companies committed to increasing gender diversity at the board and executive levels of organisations around the world. Hanneke is passionate about inequality and served as Chair of Impetus, a venture philanthropy organisation which backs charities to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people for over 6 years. She is also a Trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), founded in 2011 by The Sutton Trust in partnership with Impetus. Hanneke was also a Non-Executive Director to the Court of the Bank of England, and a co-founder and first Chair of Level 20, a not-for-profit organization set up in 2015 to inspire women to join and succeed in the private equity industry.

Interests: Away from work, alongside enjoying time with her family, Hanneke loves to travel, is an avid reader, as well as a keen tennis player and skier and still trying to improve her golf.

Nationality: Dutch
Joined Industry: 1992
Joined Newton: 2016
Joined BNY: 2020
Date Appointed to NIMNA Board: 28 January 2021

As CEO, Euan manages and leads Newton’s business by establishing and developing appropriate business goals, that is both short term targets and strategic objectives to ensure that clients are well served, that the firm succeeds commercially and that it attracts and retains talented people. Euan is Chair of the NIM NIMNA Executive Management Committee and the NIM NIMNA Investment Oversight Committee.

Experience: Euan is a seasoned investment management executive with a background in macro investing. He started his career as an Actuarial Trainee at Scottish Provident to then joining Standard Life Investments (SLI) as an Inflation-Linked Portfolio Manager in 1995. Euan spent nearly 20 years at SLI where he was Head of Multi-Asset and Fixed-Interest Investing and was latterly a member of that company’s board.

Euan joined Newton from Aviva Investors where he was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Aviva plc group executive team for 7 years.

Qualifications: Euan has a first-class honours degree in Physics from the University of Edinburgh and is a Fellow of the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School, Philadelphia.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee.

External Appointments: Euan serves as Deputy Chair of the Investment Association Board, the trade body and industry voice for UK investment managers.

Interests: Euan enjoys spending time with his family, trying to keep fit by playing golf and running, and walking in the Scottish hills with his wife and deerhound dog and is an active member of his local church.

Nationality: British
Joined Industry: 1992
Joined Newton: 2021
Date Appointed to NIMNA Board: 04 August 2021

Michael oversees investment operations, technology, projects, and investment management support and control. In his role, Michael is Chair of the NIM NIMNA Operating Committee. Michael also oversees Newton’s business in North America, working effectively with the executive management team to ensure North American priorities are represented and strategies support profitable and sustainable business growth. Additionally, Michael is responsible for building the Newton brand within North America by managing and developing a cohesive global team and retaining top-tier talent.

Experience: Michael joined BNY’s Corporate Development team in 2007, where he was responsible for mergers and acquisitions. In 2013, he relocated to Hong Kong to become the Investments Chief Financial Officer for the APAC region. In 2016, Michael moved to London to head the International Strategy Group for Investments.

Prior to joining Newton following the integration of Mellon Investments Corporation’s equity and multi-asset capabilities into the Newton Investment Management Group, Michael was Chief Executive Officer of Active Management, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategy at Mellon Investments Corporation (a BNY group company).

Qualifications: Michael has a BS in Management Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Board Committee Membership: Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIMNA Board Risk Committee.

Interests: Outside of work, Michael enjoys fitness activities, attempting to recreate Texas barbeque in his small outdoor space in Boston, and engaging with the Carnegie Mellon University community through alumni networks.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 2007
Joined BNY: 2007
Joined Newton: 2021
Date Appointed to NIMNA Board: 28 January 2021

In this role, John leads a range of centralized functions including Broker-Dealer Relations, the CAO Office, Control Management, Corporate Strategy, Data Solutions, Governance, Investment Performance Oversight, M&A, Operations, Seed Capital and Transformation. In this capacity, John also manages day-to-day coordination with Arx and Siguler Guff.

Experience: John started his career practicing law in New York at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he focused on M&A, corporate law and finance topics. He then joined The Boston Consulting Group in 2005, where he spent 9 years advising firms in the financial services sector on strategy and operating model topics.

John served as the Global Head of Corporate Development for BNY from 2019 to 2021, and prior to that was the Head of Strategy for BNY Investments.

Qualifications: John holds an A.B. Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University, a J.D. with honors from Duke University School of Law, and an M.B.A with a concentration in finance and economics from Columbia Business School.

Board Committee Membership: Director of NIM Board, Manager of NIMNA Board, Member of NIM NIMNA Board Risk Committee, Member of NIM NIMNA Nominations Committee, Chair of NIMNA Remuneration Committee, Member of NIM Remuneration Committee.

Interests: John enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and traveling.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 2007
Joined BNY: 2014
Date Appointed to NIMNA Board: 23 February 2023

Laura is responsible for shaping Newton’s product strategy and marketing messaging, while working closely with BNY Investments to leverage its fund infrastructure, broad distribution and global brand.

Experience: Laura has over two decades of experience spanning marketing, distribution and product development, across institutional, intermediated and retail channels globally. Laura was Chief Operating Officer for AllianceBernstein’s European client group, with responsibilities spanning product, marketing, sales and client service, after leading the firm’s alternatives product development efforts for several years. She then joined Jupiter Asset Management where she served as Global Head of Marketing. Prior to joining Newton, Laura was Head of Marketing at Europe for Vanguard Assessment Management.

Qualifications: Laura has a BA in Chinese Studies and International Relations from the University of California, San Diego and a master’s degree in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona. She holds the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma and speaks rusty Chinese as well as French, Italian and her native language, English.

Interests: Laura is an advocate for mental health awareness and maintains her own well-being through her family life, golf and Pilates.

Nationality: American
Joined Industry: 2002
Joined Newton: 2024