Why we exist.

Emma has a breadth of strategy, sustainability, leadership and communications expertise built over 15+ years. At the helm of Perigon since she and Nick co-founded it in January 2022, she leads on proposition development and client engagements, and spends her non-client-facing time developing tools and frameworks to evolve how we approach strategy in the intelligence age.

Before Perigon, she was Group Corporate Communications and Sustainability Director and a member of the Executive Leadership Team for Virgin Money, and served on the Board of Virgin Money Giving. Prior roles in strategy and corporate development span CYBG (now Virgin Money), RBS (now NatWest), and Standard Life (now Aberdeen).

Emma has a first-class honours degree in Physics from the University of St Andrews and is a Chartered Accountant.

Nick has over 25 years of experience across strategy, corporate development and equity markets. Since founding Perigon with Emma in January 2022, he has partnered with clients to lead their business strategy development and provide fractional C-suite support.

Before Perigon, he held Head of Strategy roles at FTSE100 and FTSE250 companies, leading teams to define and implement organic and inorganic strategic plans. This included leading CYBG's acquisition of Virgin Money in 2018 to create the UK's 6th largest bank, building on 10 years of strategy and M&A experience at RBS (now NatWest). His early career at JPMorgan was in European equity derivatives.

Nick has held a range of NED roles on UK financial services boards and has an MBA from The Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney. In another life, he would have been a chef.

Sally brings deep experience in building and scaling digital businesses, with a focus on turning complex ideas into practical systems, products and platforms. Over the past decade, she has founded and grown multiple online education and technology ventures, creating tools used by thousands internationally.

At Perigon, Sally leads growth and operations, developing the firm's marketing and digital presence, productising Perigon's intellectual property, and designing the tools, workflows and processes that support consultants and clients.

Andrew has over 15 years of corporate development and sustainability experience. Most recently the Climate and Sustainability Strategist within the UBS Chief Investment Office, prior to which he was Director, Net Zero Strategy, in the Global Sustainability team at Credit Suisse, covering climate-related strategy, targets, transition planning, and disclosures.

Andrew has been a member of the SBTi Expert Advisory Group on the Financial Institution Net Zero Standard, and a representative in PCAF, the Net Zero Banking Alliance, and GFANZ.

Jakub is a senior risk executive with over 15 years experience supporting global banks on climate transition, sustainability risk integration, and enterprise risk management. His background spans climate risk analytics, stress testing, and external reporting across London, Zurich and Vancouver.

He specialises in translating climate and transition risk into core risk disciplines, risk appetite, portfolio steering, and scenario-based stress testing across lending, trading, and investment-banking portfolios.

Natalie is a social impact and sustainability advisor experienced in developing and implementing purpose-driven strategies. She has led programmes in financial inclusion, economic participation, and small and microenterprise development, and has worked extensively with under-served communities.

Her broader experience includes DEI, corporate foundation leadership, philanthropy, human rights, circular economy, ESG reporting, sustainability governance and B Corp.

Jamie is an Associate at Perigon, focused on data modelling and full-stack software development for internal and client-facing tools. He joined the firm as an intern and now supports the design and build of technology solutions that underpin Perigon's strategy and sustainability insights.

Reading Computer Science at Newcastle University, on track to graduate with a first-class degree. Technical skills span Python, SQL, full-stack development, and website design.

Daan is leading the expansion of Perigon's data capabilities. He first joined as an intern, where he built the Banking Barometer, before transitioning into his current role.

He is studying Economics and History at the University of Leeds, on track for First-Class Honours with the joint highest marks in Macroeconomics and Econometrics, and is a recipient of the Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership and Research Scholarship.