Francesca Barnes

Francesca Barnes is an Independent Non-Executive Director of HVPE.

Francesca is also a Non-Executive Director of NatWest Holdings Limited and a number of NatWest Group’s other ring-fenced bank boards, as well as Capvis private equity. She is a member of the University of Southampton council and recently stood down as Chair of Trustees for Penny Brohn UK.

Previously, Francesca spent 16 years at UBS AG. For the latter seven of these she served as Global Head of Private Equity, following on from senior positions in restructuring and loan portfolio management. Prior to this, she spent 11 years with Chase Manhattan UK and US, in roles spanning commodity finance, financial institutions, and private equity.