Meet the Charities and Lending Team

Based all over the UK, our team members are committed to helping clients achieve their goals. Meet the faces and backgrounds behind the names.

Charities Team

David Brown

Head of Portfolio & Direct Lending

David has worked in the financial and third sectors for over 30 years. He has developed many charity and individual customer relationships over this time – and has experience in everything from managing successful teams to volunteering.

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Stephanie Chapman

Relationship Manager

Stephanie previously worked in cash management at Citigroup for more than 17 years. She's also worked as a self-employed photographer.

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Ben Harris

Senior Relationship Director

Ben has worked in the charity sector for over 12 years. Before joining CAF, he worked with a small national health charity. The strong growth he helped them achieve gave him a crucial insight to the challenges of maintaining sustainable funding streams

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Steven Jackson

Relationship Director

Steve has over 30 years’ financial services experience across several sectors. He focuses on building long term, sustainable, relationships with his clients – something he knows helps organisations thrive in the long-term.

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Charlotte Jago

Relationship Manager

Charlotte joined CAF in 2005. As a Client Relationship Executive, she supports our Client Relationship Managers and Business Development Managers. Customer service is at the heart of everything Charlotte does. She feels proud to help charities achieve their purpose.

Ben Jowitt

Relationship Director

Ben has been providing support to a wide range of charities and not-for-profit organisations with CAF Bank since 2015. He has over 10 years’ experience working exclusively with charities, and previously worked in retail and commercial banking for 25 years.

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Stuart Niven

Regional Director – North

After graduating with a Geography degree and working in the private sector, Stuart joined the charitable sector in 2003. He enjoys building relationships with charities across Scotland and the north of England. And he’s especially interested in social housing, becoming a Trustee of his local Housing Association in 2017.

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Neil Poynton

Head of Charities Financial Services Transformation

Neil has worked within the financial and third sectors for over 30 years. His experience lies in working with high net worth individuals, as well as business and commercial entities. He believes in collaborating to create impact, and the power of building credible relationships with clients.

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