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Alistair Borthwick

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Chief Financial Officer at NATS
📍 United Kingdom

Alistair Borthwick is the Chief Financial Officer at NATS, where he leads finance, strategy, supply chain, and data analytics. A Chartered Accountant with a background at SSE plc, he has overseen major financial restructures, including raising over £2bn. He has announced he will be stepping down at the end of 2025.

His social media posts show a strong interest in the operational details of air traffic control and aviation milestones. His professional interests include major aerospace and defense companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. He is a graduate of Heriot-Watt University and INSEADs Advanced Management Programme.

He led a complete financial restructure at NATS, which included a UK-first removal of a highly complex Whole Business Securitisation (WBS).

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Topics Alistair cares about

Financial Restructuring
Led a complex financial restructure at NATS, raising over £2bn and executing a UK-first removal of a Whole Business Securitisation.
Aviation Infrastructure
As CFO of the UK's critical air navigation provider and a Non-Executive Director at Aireon, he is central to the strategy of aviation infrastructure.
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Career

Work history

8-2019
Chief Financial Officer
NATS
12-2022
Non Executive Director
Aireon LLC
2019 - 7-2019
Group Finance Director | Networks, Enterprise, Group Reporting, Tax and Treasury
SSE plc
2018 - 2019
Group Finance Director | Networks, Enterprise and Finance Operations
SSE plc
2017 - 2018
Finance Director, Enterprise and Group Finance Operations
SSE plc
In the press

Media appearances

Directorate Change – Resignation of CFO - NATS. Featured in NATS
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NATS CFO Alistair Borthwick to Step Down. Featured in MarketWatch
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Education
10-2022 - 11-2022
Advanced Management Programme
INSEAD
1999 - 2002
CA
ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs
1996 - 1999
BA
Heriot-Watt University
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