Francois-Xavier Boisseau has more than 30 years’ experience working in the insurance industry, 25 years of which in the UK. He was CEO of Insurance Ageas (UK) until December 2018. Prior to that Francois-Xavier was CEO of Groupama and CEO of GUK Broking Services as well as being Non-Executive Chairman of Lark, Bollington and Carole Nash. In addition to his board position's at Benefact Trust and Benefact Group, Francois-Xavier is also Chairman of IQUW Syndicate Managing Agency Ltd.

Carrie has decades of strategic leadership experience evaluating organisations and advising executives and boards globally. She held senior roles at firms including Morgan Stanley and KPMG, where she supported the growth of the strategic and commercial due diligence practice. Her expertise was key as Deputy Chair of ExPat Foundation, where she tightened strategy and enhanced due diligence around grant applicants. Carrie worked with Praesta Partners, then founded her own firm, providing leadership strategy to global teams and boards. Carrie holds an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School, a BA from Wellesley College, and multiple accreditations in team and board dynamics.  

Usman joined as a Grants Officer in November 2020 on a fixed term basis. He previously worked in a number of sectors including law, publishing, grants assessing and in local authority. In his personal time Usman enjoys watching sport, is interested in religions, history and geopolitics and enjoys spending time with family and friends. Usman is responsible for the regions of the East of England, East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber.

Paul is the Trust’s Senior Grants Officer covering Wales, the Midlands and the South and South West of England. Commenting on his role Paul says “since taking on this responsibility my eyes have been opened to the tremendous amount of great work being done by volunteers, both in churches and charities, and the impact this is having for good on the lives on individuals and communities. It is a huge privilege to be able to contribute to this in some small way.”

Patrick was appointed to the Board in June 2023. He joins with 30 years’ experience in the asset management business, initially as an investment consultant with BARRA RogersCasey in America and then in positions including senior portfolio manager and chief investment officer with AllianceBernstein and Jetstone Asset Management in the UK. In addition to his board position at Benefact Trust, Patrick is also an independent non-executive director of Nikko Asset Management Europe Limited and a certified financial coach.

Andrew joined Benefact Trust in November 2019 having spent the previous 25 years working for a number of charities in Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Cumbria. He spent much of the last 7 years supporting charities, churches and community groups in South Cumbria to identify and successfully apply for funding. During the floods in Cumbria, Andrew was amazed by the support and resilience shown by churches and their congregations to pull together to support their affected communities. Andrew is the Benefact Trust's Senior Grants Officer for the North of England, Scotland and Ireland and looks forward to working with churches and communities in these areas.

Appointed as a Benefact Trust trustee in March 2020, Paul retired after 40 years as a Methodist Minister in 2022. He most recently served as the Chair of the Lancashire District of the Methodist Church. Previously, he served in five circuits in Lancashire and the Midlands, and, for many years, served as a superintendent minister. Within his ministry, he has always been interested in how Methodist property can best be used to fulfill the church’s calling for Worship, Service, Learning and Evangelism. For the Connexional Methodist Church, he sits on the Board of Trustees of Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP) and is Chair of the Connexional Manse Committee. Paul is a member of Benefact Trust’s Grants Committee. Paul enjoys regular visits to the gym, cycling and walking.

Iain has been the Grants Administrator for the Trust since 2005 and is generally the first point of contact for enquiries and anyone wishing to make an application for funding. Speaking about his role Iain says "It is always a pleasure to receive heartfelt thanks from grant recipients no matter how large or small the grant may have been."

Nick joined the Trustee Board after over 40 years in the investment business. He spent 17 years as an asset manager with Baillie, Gifford and then Baring before switching to investment consultancy with Mercer where he held various senior positions in a 20 year career. Since 2000, he has also been an asset owner, as a Church Commissioner for 12 years, and then Trustee Chair of the Oxford University Staff Pension Scheme for a similar period. He is currently Chair of the Investment Committee of the National Trust, sits on two other investment committees and is Non-Executive Chair of a pension fund investment manager.