Colleagues were addressed by our new CEO Oliver Holbourn yesterday, who spoke of the early priorities of our next phase. Here he shares the speech he gave to #NWF staff at our Leeds headquarters.
Yesterday I addressed the team at the National Wealth Fund as we begin the next phase of our ambitious journey. The National Wealth Fund has gone from an idea four years ago to being the UK’s lead policy bank and flagship investor committing more than £7billion with more than £16billion in private finance mobilised along the way. I am hugely proud of the team. Our journey ahead is exciting, with roughly three quarters of our £27.8bn of capital still to deploy in the coming years. As a public body - investing public money to help unlock a better future for the UK - we are publicly accountable, so part of my role as the CEO is to tell our story to a wider audience. That is why I am publicly sharing the speech I gave yesterday to our organisation. As we focus on our people, our profile, our plan and the pace at which we operate, I hope this gives you an insight into the National Wealth Fund and the early priorities of our next phase. I will continue to be open about our work, our opportunities, our successes and our challenges. Olly