Stuart Hawkins

Stuart Hawkins has extensive work experience in the finance industry, with a focus on private credit and leveraged finance. Stuart is currently the Head of Private Credit UK and Managing Director at Ardian, where they have been since 2018. Prior to this role, they held the position of Managing Director at Ardian from December 2020 to January 2023 and Director from December 2018 to December 2020. Before joining Ardian, Stuart worked as a Director at TPG Specialty Lending from May 2015 to December 2018 and at Babson Capital Europe from December 2006 to May 2015. Stuart started their career at UBS in leveraged finance in 2005 before transitioning to other roles.

Stuart Hawkins attended the University of Warwick from 2002 to 2005, where they pursued a degree in Economics. Their field of study during this time was also Economics.