Our team

Meet the April team

Come and meet the April Mortgages team and Board of Directors.

The Team

  • Dirk Bekkers

    Dirk Bekkers

    CEO

  • Mark Eaton

    Mark Eaton

    COO

  • James Pagan

    James Pagan

    Director of Product and Portfolio Management

  • Stephanie Burke

    Stephanie Burke

    Director of Risk & Compliance

  • Rachael Hunnisett

    Rachael Hunnisett

    Director of Mortgage Distribution

  • Lou Blair

    Lou Blair

    Head of Underwriting

  • Ossy Akowe

    Ossy Akowe

    Head of Servicing

  • Natalie Hassanin

    Natalie Hassanin

    Head of Change

  • Glenn Carroll

    Glenn Carroll

    Head of Credit

  • Paul Daly

    Paul Daly

    Head of Marketing

The Board

  • Rolf Nuijens

    Rolf Nuijens

    Chair of the Board

    Rolf has 28 years’ experience in private equity and credit, managing institutional capital and investment decisions. He was Fund Manager at ICG (€6bn AuM) and now chairs the Investment Committee at Dexteritas. He also advises Proventus Capital Partners, providing private debt solutions to European businesses.

  • Jeroen van Hessen

    Jeroen van Hessen

    Board Member

    Jeroen, co-founder of DMFCO, has over 30 years’ experience in finance. He held executive roles at AEGON and NIBC Bank, overseeing Project & Asset Finance, Treasury, and Consumer Banking. Jeroen was instrumental in establishing NIBC's €12bn mortgage portfolio and its position as the Netherlands' leading white label financier.

  • Emma Huepfl

    Emma Huepfl

    Independent Board Member

    Emma has 30 years’ experience in real estate credit, overseeing £10bn+ in lending across Europe and the US. She founded Laxfield Ltd, sold it to CBRE in 2019, and now co-leads the EMEA Credit Strategies business. Emma also serves on various industry boards, including CREFC and the Oxford Real Estate Society.

  • Peter Haines

    Peter Haines

    Independent Board Member

    Peter is a chartered accountant and compliance expert with over 30 years’ experience in capital markets, asset management, and investment banking. Since 2006, he has run a consultancy focusing on governance, risk, and compliance, providing training and advice across financial sectors. Peter also specialises in financial crime and has held various NED roles.

  • Dirk Bekkers

    Dirk Bekkers

    CEO

    With over 15 years in the sector, our CEO Dirk has 5 years’ experience at DMFCO and has held roles as Head of Portfolio Management at DMFCO, Senior Portfolio Manager at NN IP, and positions at NN Bank and GMAC, specialising in mortgage portfolios.