New SIPP Finance Director fuels business growth

Reflecting the growing investment in our Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) team, we're excited to welcome financial expert Neil Howitt as our new Head of SIPP Finance.

With an impressive 35 years of financial services experience behind him, Neil’s appointment further underscores our ambitious growth aspirations for our SIPP business as it continues to make key investments in technology, its service offering and its senior leadership team. This news comes quickly after securing the services of Mark Smith from Mattioli Woods as Non-Executive Director.

Neil’s career has included a wide range of influential positions including Chief Financial Officer at Nucleus and 21 years at the St James's Place Wealth Management Group (SJP). His time at SJP included senior roles in finance, change management, and administration platform development and oversight.

At BW, Neil’s role will encompass a broad range of strategic responsibilities such as business profitability and commercial management, including leading the negotiation of contracts with key suppliers and institutional partners. He will also take up a pivotal role on BW SIPP’s Management Committee. 

Simon Foster, BW SIPP Chief Executive Officer, said: "I am really pleased to welcome Neil to BW SIPP as our new Finance Director, another demonstration of how important our SIPP business is at BW. We are making key investments not only in our technology and service offering, but also in the leadership of the business. Neil has a wealth of experience, most recently with St James's Place and Nucleus. I’m excited for us to benefit from his invaluable expertise as we continue with our ambitious development and white-label growth plans."

Neil Howitt, Head of SIPP Finance at BW, said: “I’m delighted to be joining the SIPP team at such an exciting time for the business. I have been hugely impressed by the proposition, culture and ambition, and it’s a great privilege to have been invited to play a part in BW’s future success.”