James Algar

James serves as Head of Compliance and Risk for Alcentra Ltd. He is responsible for the oversight of the compliance and risk function and to ensure that Alcentra Ltd business complies with all relevant rules and principles, identifying key regulatory risks and ensuring effective controls are in place. These objectives are achieved primarily through advisory, monitoring, training and analytical activities.

James reports to the CEO and is also a member of the Alcentra Ltd Board.

Prior to joining Alcentra, James was an Associate Director in the transaction management team of Barclays Capital. Prior to joining Barclays Capital in May 1997, James worked at HSBC Investment Bank where he spent five years working in various roles within the specialised financing support area. He has a further nine years’ experience within other financial services institutions.

James holds the Chartered institute of Securities and Investments Diploma in Investment Compliance.