Tim Sawyer

Timothy Charles Sawyer CBE is Chief Executive Officer of Start Up Loans, a private sector initiative backed by Government with mandate of delivering £350m funding to start-up companies in the United Kingdom (UK).[1] He is also Chairman of Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender to small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.[2]

In 2002, Sawyer co-founded Cahoot, the internet division of Santander UK plc, which he went on to run between the years 2002 and 2005.[3] Sawyer has also been Chairman of Banque Dubois in Switzerland and Chief Operating Officer of OneSavings Bank.

Sawyer was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.[4]

Announced in December 2017, Sawyer was appointed as an Ordinary Member to the Competition Appeal Tribunal by Minister for Competition, Margot James MP. This appointment commenced February 2018.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Start Up Loans provides funding lifeline for female entrepreneurs - The Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ↑ "New finance folk in town - Business Cornwall". Business Cornwall.
  3. ↑ "Peer-to-peer lender Folk2Folk appoints new CEO to grow its national presence - Western Morning News". Western Morning News.
  4. ↑ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B10.
  5. ↑ "Minister appoints new Competition Appeal Tribunal members - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Tim Sawyer CBE - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-09.


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