OUR TEAM
At Noviqa, our team is comprised of highly skilled and experienced professionals who are dedicated to helping our clients achieve their goals. Get to know some of our team members below:
DAVID McCALLUM
Chairman and Co-Founder
David McCallum is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Noviqa, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience across the housing, facilities management, and professional services sectors.
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In 2018, David was awarded an MBE for his outstanding contribution to housing in Northern Ireland. A Chartered Director and Fellow of both the Institute of Directors and the Chartered Institute of Housing, he combines strategic insight with a passion for high standards in governance, compliance, and leadership.
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David previously served as a Director of Co-Ownership Housing, where he played a pivotal role in establishing Northern Ireland’s shared ownership housing provider, helping over 32,000 individuals and families achieve home ownership. He currently serves as Chairman of the National House Building Council (NHBC) in Northern Ireland and sits on its UK Council. His previous leadership roles include Chairman of Lisburn City Centre Management Ltd and Chairman of Asset Skills Northern Ireland.
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For the past ten years, David has worked extensively with organisations to support growth, ensure compliance with the law, and enhance business practices. His approach combines practical experience with strategic foresight, helping companies strengthen governance and achieve excellence in performance and accountability.
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At Noviqa, David utilises his leadership and audit expertise to help clients become award-winning, industry-leading organisations, with particular strengths in:
Corporate Governance - advising boards and executive teams on structures and processes that promote accountability, transparency, and ethical decision-making.
Risk Management - applying strategic oversight and best practice in risk identification, mitigation, and monitoring to strengthen organisational resilience.
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Compliance & ISO Auditing - as a trained ISO auditor, David ensures organisations align with international standards and maintain robust systems for ongoing compliance and improvement.
Leadership Development - guiding leadership teams through strategic planning, succession management, and performance growth.
With David’s strategic guidance, Noviqa’s clients gain the governance frameworks, risk management strategies, and leadership capability needed to achieve excellence, external accreditation, and sustainable, values-driven success.
PAULA QUIGLEY
Managing Director
At the forefront of business transformation, change management, and responsible innovation, Paula Quigley brings over two decades of senior leadership experience across the private, public, and third sectors. She is a driving force behind numerous successful strategic planning and organisational development initiatives, helping businesses reimagine their futures and achieve lasting impact.
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Paula’s neurodiversity provides a unique lens through which she analyses systems, diagnoses challenges, and envisions smarter, more sustainable ways of working. This distinctive thinking, combined with her extensive leadership background, enables her to design innovative, people-centred solutions that help organisations optimise performance and embed meaningful change.
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Passionate about social value, ESG, and community impact, Paula supports companies in measuring, strengthening, and communicating their social and environmental contribution, ensuring business success goes hand in hand with purpose. Her expertise spans AI and digital transformation, people and culture strategy, leadership development, risk management, and strategic facilitation, creating a powerful blend of human insight and forward-thinking innovation.
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Paula holds a BSc (Hons) in Housing Management, a Diploma in Professional Practice, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management. She is also a trained auditor, bringing a rigorous, evidence-based approach to governance, compliance, and performance improvement. Her thought leadership in organisational development, systems thinking, community regeneration, and supply chain management has earned her recognition as a respected speaker and judge at national events.
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As Managing Director of Noviqa, Paula leads with integrity, creativity, and a passion for helping businesses transform responsibly from small enterprises with 3-4 staff to organisations employing over 300 people, across the private, public, and third sectors. Her work blends innovation with strong governance, risk management, and audit discipline, ensuring organisations evolve sustainably, embed purpose, and set new standards of excellence.
STUART PORTER
Executive Director
Stewart has a wide background of valuable, practical, private and public sector business experience gained initially from having worked for two large multinationals, and subsequently through establishing, managing, successfully growing and ultimately selling his own businesses.
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In recent years he has used these operational skills and managerial experience to assist with the development and growth of a number of start-up businesses.
He brings 30 years management, operating, and Board level experience in the logistics, shipping, general warehousing and specialist storage Industry, providing services across Private Companies and Public Bodies, throughout the UK and Ireland, and associated networks in USA and Europe.
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He was a founding Shareholder and Managing Director of the Oasis Group and subsequently a main board member of www.oasisgroup.eu, a leading Data Storage and Information Management Group.
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Stewart has been involved for many years working and operating in partnerships across National, and Local Government, The Civil Service, Health, Financial Institutions, Security Services, and many Blue Chip Companies driving expansion, modernisation, change, increased turnover, share value, and Ebitda. He is also experienced in identifying potential mergers and acquisitions with investors and other Venture Capital Groups and seeing them through to completion.
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He is also a founder of Natural Heat NI Ltd a renewable industrial heating and cooling company, providing large scale District Heating solutions, and has experience in the wind turbine and Solar sectors.
NADINE McCALLUM
Director
With an Honours degree from Manchester Metropolitan University and over a decade of experience in the retail industry, including running her own independent retail business, Nadine brings a wealth of commercial insight and practical experience to the Noviqa team.
As Noviqa’s go to person for all things Health & Safety, Nadine has completed her NEBOSH qualification, IOSH Managing Safely, and Level 3 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace. She is responsible for conducting and reviewing risk assessments, recommending good practice and compliance with current Health & Safety regulations, and reviewing and updating Health & Safety policies. Nadine ensures compliance, wellbeing, and safe working practices are embedded across all areas of the business supporting operational excellence and fostering a proactive, safety first culture within Noviqa and for the clients she supports.
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Having worked in customer facing roles within SMEs and major high street brands across the UK and Ireland, Nadine has developed strong skills in business development, client relations, and strategic growth. Her ability to identify opportunities, nurture relationships, and drive profitability through planning and execution makes her an invaluable asset to the organisation.
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As the first point of contact for clients, Nadine’s interpersonal and communication skills shine, she ensures every enquiry is handled with professionalism and care, generating new business leads and consistently achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
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Internally, Nadine applies her expertise in performance analysis, KPI evaluation, budgeting, and operational efficiency to support Noviqa’s continuous improvement and strategic delivery.