Valentina Kristensen

Corporate Affairs Director at OakNorth. Began working with the business consultancy-side in June 2015, a few months after securing its provisional license, but a few months prior to its official launch. Joined full-time in mid-2016 after being seconded for several months.

With oversight of external and internal communications, events, content, ESG/sustainability, and our UK CSR/1+1% Commitment, I help set the strategic direction for stakeholder engagement globally and am an observer on the Bank’s Executive Committee.

I am also a Founding Editorial Board member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ multi award-winning member magazine, INFLUENCE; an Adviser to The Entrepreneurs Network - a think tank for the ambitious owners of Britain's fastest growing businesses and aspirational entrepreneurs, where I am also a Commissioner for a recently-launched Private Business Commission chaired by Steve Rigby to address the UK’s growing inability to scale and retain private companies; and a Board Advisor to ETA Technologies - a startup on a mission to empower investors with a sophisticated, quantified, and comprehensive analysis of the founding teams they plan to invest in.

I started my career at communications consultancy, Lansons, where I was awarded the Outstanding Young Communicator Award at the CIPR Excellence Awards.

In 2018, I was named in the Standout 35 of Innovate Finance’s Women in Fintech Powerlist.