Kerri Hartwell

Barclays UK Commercial Finance Director - Mortgages, Savings, and Insurance

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

About

* Proven global leadership in finance, operations, and strategy, drawing on experience in corporate finance and Big 4 consulting. * Experienced in financial analysis and commercial delivery, operational excellence, and project management in the global premium brand and customer service industries. Proven ability to deliver bottom line and revenue growth, drive operational excellence across multinational and multi-functional teams, and manage multiple projects simultaneously. * Dual UK and US citizenship, fluent in Spanish from 12 years expatriate living in South America. * Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, Mortgage Brain * Board Trustee and Treasurer of Solace Women’s Aide charity.

Experience

  • Non Executive Director at Mortgage Brain
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    NED and Audit Committee Chair for Mortgage Brain, an technology platform for mortgage advisors and lenders across the UK

  • Barclays UK (7 yrs 5 mos)
    • Commercial Finance Director Mortgages Savings and Insurance
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Finance Director for Barclays retail bank. Areas of responsibility include mortgages, savings, and insurance financial performance.   Scale balance sheet of £280bn across assets and liabilities.

    • Commercial Finance Director Mortgages
      Feb 2022 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr

      Overseeing the mortgages portfolio across BUK.

    • Commercial Finance Director Costs
      Mar 2019 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs

      Finance Director for Barclays UK Costs. Responsible for costs planning, forecasting, and strategic activities for the retail bank.

  • Treasurer Board Of Directors at Solace Women's Aid
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    As Treasurer, member of the Board of Trustees, and the Finance Sub-Committee, I am passionate about Solace’s work and is dedicated to ensuring the financial health and integrity of the organization through my work with the Finance subcommittee.

  • Financial Transformation Consultant, Corporates sector at KPMG UK
    Nov 2016 - Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Part of KPMG’s Finance Transformation leadership team focused on advising clients on transformation programmes and operational performance. Consulting experience focuses on designing and leading cross-functional performance improvement programs, advising on operating model implementations, and people leadership.

  • General Manager, Service Insights at Openreach
    Jul 2015 - Jul 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    GM of Service Insights for Business & Corporate Delivery (BC&D) accountable for developing and delivering a suite of operational analytics and commercial strategies that drove insight into key performance indicators and improved business performance. Drove team transformation initiatives to deliver improved people capabilities and efficiencies.