Alpa Bhakta

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Butterfield Mortgages 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. After nearly 10 years at NatWest, she moved to BNP Paribas Fortis, where she led a team providing HNWs with property finance solutions. She joined Butterfield Private Bank in 2011, heading up the property finance team and then the European lending unit.

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