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Executive team

Our Executive Team sets NCFE’s direction and empowers all our colleagues to drive continuous improvement for our beneficiaries.  

Executive Team 
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David Gallagher FIEP

Chief Executive Officer | NCFE 

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David Gallagher is Chief Executive Officer at NCFE. David was most recently Managing Director of NCFE’s End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) and was appointed as CEO of NCFE in 2019.

David has enjoyed a successful career in employment and skills for over 18 years. His diverse experience spans from the public sector, working for the Learning and Skills Council (now ESFA), to frontline delivery for several leading employment and skills providers in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK. 

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Kris Todd

Chief Financial Officer | NCFE

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Kris leads on all financial and commercial services (procurement, supply chain and legal) and data services. He is responsible for ensuring NCFE has a strong, secure and sustainable business, and for managing the financial health of the charity. 

Kris has worked in accountancy and finance for 20 years. He started as an auditor at PwC, before specialising in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, supporting clients in a wide variety of sectors. He moved into the education sector over 12 years ago with NCG, and was responsible for overseeing its mergers and large government tenders for its employability and skills provision.  After a short spell away, he was delighted at being able to return to education, joining NCFE in 2015 to oversee our acquisition of the CACHE awarding organisation. 

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Stewart Foster 

Chief Regulatory Officer | NCFE 

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Stewart Foster is Chief Regulatory Officer at NCFE. In his current role, Stewart’s responsibilities are to lead on audit, risk and assurance. Stewart is also the Responsible Officer, acting as the senior link to the regulators, as well as being NCFE’s board representative on the Joint Council for Qualifications.

Stewart has worked in education and training for over 26 years with experience of training within industry, working within FE and for the last 9 years, within awarding. This includes several managerial and directorial roles, spanning areas such as curriculum and business development, work-based learning, quality management and business operations.

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Philip Le Feuvre 

Chief Strategy Officer | NCFE 

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Philip Le Feuvre is Chief Strategy Officer at NCFE. Philip is responsible for group-wide strategy and the organisation’s transformation. He has responsibility for the software and IT operations, innovation, investment, policy and insight, communications and marketing, and PMO teams.

Philip has experience working across all levels of the education, employment and skills systems, in the UK, Australia and South East Asia. The businesses and programmes he’s established have developed national qualifications and training content, created pathways for school leavers into work and helped people upskill and transition in their careers. Outside of work, Philip is a trustee of the Helena Kennedy Foundation.