Operations

Josh has worked in Financial Services since 2013, beginning his career with Novia Financial as a Dealing Administrator before working his way up to Dealing Manager in early 2016, responsible for the trading of over £5bn worth of investments, instructing up to 4000 trades a day. His time at Novia Financial has given him a depth of operational knowledge of the Wrap Platform industry which he has brought with him to his new role as Operations Manager at Novia Global since April 2019. 

Josh is passionate about delivering quality service and ensuring that a focus on the client is at the heart of every process the operations team complete. 

Outside of work, Josh is a keen cook and has recently taken up making charcuterie. He is also a big music fan and loves watching his favorite football team Liverpool.

Alex graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc Business Studies & Economics degree, and an MSc in Marketing and International Management from Reading University.

Alex has now worked in the financial services industry for 7 years, having initially worked on the Aegon platform project. After a brief stint at Friends Life he moved back to Novia Global to help deliver and develop the offshore platform.

Alex is responsible for looking after both the Fund Manager Relationships and Discretionary Fund Manager relationships for Novia Global and is also Secretary for the Investment Committee which meets on a monthly basis. 

Outside of work Alex has a keen interest in football and enjoys spending time with friends and family.

Hamid has over 13 years experience in the Financial Services industry, initially working for Skandia’s Investment Control Team and more recently as Financial Controller and CF10a in the offshore platform industry.  

Hamid had joined Novia Global back in 2017 as CASS and reconciliation specialist and was promoted to CASS & Audit Oversight Manager in November 2020.  

With a wealth of knowledge in Client Money and Asset regulation, ensuring our continued compliance with the evolving FCA rules designed to protect our clients’ assets and money.  

Outside the office, Hamid enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, reading about cars, CASS, and playing with gadgets.

After studying mathematics at the University of the West of England, Jake developed a love of pies whilst working at Lovett Pies before beginning his career in Financial Services at Novia Global.

Jake enjoys that each day is different and has a new set of challenges to go along with it whereby the client is always at the forefront.

Outside of work, Jake enjoys hitting the fairway, and also an occasional polo match.