The Executive Board of Directors
The Executive Board sets the direction for the OWIT UK Chapter and manages the day to day activities.
To contact the Board, please email admin@owituk.org
Founding President
Noreen is an entrepreneur and strategic, marketing, gender and trade specialist with an international private enterprise and entrepreneurial portfolio career. She is the Principal of Market Accents and champions her causes on an number of boards, nationally and internationally. She is also the Executive Vice President of OWIT International (2024-5).
Vice President
Nicole Pitter Patterson
Nicole is an experienced Senior Development Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in international trade and development, with a focus on MSMEs, women’s empowerment, creative industries and digital skills training for girls.
The Executive Board
The OWIT UK Board is involved in a number of projects and initiatives, driven by the three pillars: Trade Finance, Digitalisation and Trade Facilitation/Capacity Building. We work with a number of international organisations and bodies across these pillars. If you are interested in working with us, please contact any member of the board.
Vice President
Antonella runs Marketing Nest and is a strategic marketer with over 20 years marketing and digital experience, helping brands put their best foot forward, online and offline.
Vice President
Véronique is an amazing trilingual, strategic and impact-focused Learning & Leadership professional who is currently Product and Learners Experience Manager at Insights.
Vice President
Elisabeth is a highly experienced professional in digital marketing, mass communication and event organisation. She oversees all marketing operations for Global Trade Review where she also plays a key role in formulating its digital and brand strategy.
Vice President
Fungai Samushonga is an entrepreneur, CEO of the Veracity Group, a group of companies that provide consultancy services, international recruitment and healthcare services in UK & Globally, with Hubs in UK, US, Dubai, India & Canada.
OWIT UK Advisory Board
Chair - Advisory Board
The OWIT UK Executive Board is assisted by an Advisory Board chaired by Savvitas President and Founder, Helene Martin Gee. A serial entrepreneur with businesses from technology to healthy snacks, Helene is Founder of award-winning businesswomen’s network Savvitas, with Patrons The Rt Hon Theresa May MP and Tessa Sanderson CBE.
Advisory Board Member
Sue Lawton MBE is a global expert on women’s economic empowerment with a particular interest in corporate and government supply chains. She chairs the World Business Women and has extensive international experience in moderating discussions on women’s entrepreneurship.
Advisory Board Member
Fiorina Mugione is a global expert on entrepreneurship, SMEs and gender with over 30 years of experience in development cooperation, including 15 years at the senior managerial level in investment and entrepreneurship development. She is also a coach and mentor.
Advisory Board Member
As Director of Women in Business for NatWest Group, Yvonne Greeves is responsible for designing and implementing the Women in Business Strategy working with key stakeholders both internally and externally across the UK. She is an experienced Non-Executive Director and holds a number of external Board positions. Yvonne actively mentors and provides training to female entrepreneurs in the UK and with bankers from financial institutions globally through her work with the Financial Alliance for Women.