Our people

We have around 1,200 staff (including the National Apprenticeship Service) at our main office in Coventry and in 13 offices around England. Our Executive Management Team provides leadership in our work of funding and promoting the FE and skills sector; the Advisory Board ensures that we deliver our targets and objectives, monitors departmental performance, manages resource, and assesses and manages risk.

Skills Funding Agency Executive Management Team

Kim Thorneywork

Kim Thorneywork
Interim Chief Executive


 
Sally Stewart

Sally Stewart
Executive Director People
Keith Smith

Keith Smith
Executive Director Funding and Programmes
Marinos Paphitis

Marinos Paphitis 
Executive Director Provider Management (South)
Julie Robson

Julie Robson 
Executive Director Growth (Midlands and North)
Paul McGuire

Paul McGuire
Chief Operating Officer

Richard Field

Richard Field 
Chief Information Officer

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