Alpa Bhakta

Spear’s Review

Butterfield Mortgages Limited CEO Alpa Bhakta has been head of the Butterfield Group’s UK mortgage business since it was established in 2016. Here, she spearheads the strategy for the prime property finance specialist, which supports both domestic and international clients. 

Bhakta has more than three decades of experience in finance. She joined Butterfield Private Bank in 2011, heading up the property finance team and then the European lending unit. Before this, Bhakta spent nearly 10 years at NatWest, and moved to BNP Paribas Fortis, where she led a team providing HNWs with property finance solutions.

Highly regarded in the industry, Bhakta continues to ensure that clients have access to flexible financing solutions and receive the support they need to navigate the prime property market in London and southern England.

Adviser Profile

Alpa joined the Butterfield Group in 2011, bringing with her years of knowledge and experience from her previous roles at BNP Paribas Fortis, Credit Agricole Indosuez and NatWest. These levels of expertise contributed to the successful turnaround of the property finance unit at Butterfield Private Bank in the UK, and in 2016, Butterfield Mortgages Limited was established and Alpa was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. With more than 20 years’ experience in the world of high-net-worth property finance, Alpa is uniquely placed to oversee BML as a stand-alone mortgage lender. Her expertise in this field is unrivalled and makes her a much-respected senior figure in the industry.