James Newman
Chairman @ Finance Yorkshire
James Newman is a startup investor at Finance Yorkshire. After a career as Group Finance Director of a number of FTSE companies, including Kelda Group plc, where he was also Deputy CEO, James is currently Chairman of two plc’s and senior non-executive Director of two others.James was Master Cutler in 2009/10 and was appointed the first Chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local EnterprisePartnership (LEP) in 2010.
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About Finance Yorkshire
Finance Yorkshire is an investments company that provides seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments. At the start of 2017, Finance Yorkshire received funds from the Sheffield and Leeds City Regions to invest until the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) was operational. NPIF was launched in February 2017. Please click here for detailsFinance Yorkshire provides seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments, specifically to help small and medium sized businesses meet the gaps in the market for the funding they need for growth and development. Finance Yorkshire has been developed as a European JEREMIE* initiative and is capitalised by grants from UK Government, European Regional Development Fund and finance from the European Investment Bank. (*JEREMIE stands for Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises)Finance Yorkshire is supported by the Regional Growth Fund (RGF). The RGF has supported eligible projects and programmes raising private sector investment to create economic growth and lasting employment. It has invested £2.7 billion to help businesses in England to grow; and is expected to create or safeguard over 557,000 jobs by the mid 2020s.
Finance Yorkshire Contacts
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Alex McWhirter
Chief Executive
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Ekanem Archibong
Finance Manager
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Graham Davies
Investment Director - Seedcorn Fund
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Ian Kelly
Director
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James Newman
Chairman
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