Our People

Jonathan is managing director of Rathbones Investment Management International. He manages a range of private client, trust and charity portfolios and for the past seven years has been included in the Citywealth Honours List, which recognises professionals in the private wealth management industry who have ‘technical expertise, trusted status, integrity and reputation’. He is also an adjunct lecturer at the Jersey International Business School. Jonathan has 34 years’ private client management experience, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and chairs the company’s Investment Committee. He joined Rathbones Investment Management International in January 2006.

Catherine manages the offshore operational infrastructure supporting the growing international private client business. She has over 18 years experience in the finance industry, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in 2000.

Phil is the deputy managing director of Rathbones Investment Management International. He manages a range of private client, trust and charity portfolios and sits on both Jersey and Group Investment Committees at Rathbones. Phil is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) and holds the Investment Management Certificate (IIMR).

He joined Rathbones from Close International Asset Management, where he was the lead investment manager responsible for managing Close’s multi-award winning All Weather Fund. Phil has worked in the finance industry for 37 years, both in Jersey and the United Kingdom; and he has extensive private and investment banking experience, having also worked previously at SG Hambros and NatWest Bank.

Alan is an investment director for Rathbones Investment Management International and manages a range of private client, trust, corporate and charity portfolios. Alan is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Alan began his career in offshore finance in 1987 with AIB Bank in Jersey and prior to joining Rathbones in October 2012, he was responsible for AIB’s offshore investment proposition.

Joel is an investment director at Rathbones Investment Management International in Jersey and manages multi-asset discretionary portfolios for private clients, offshore trusts and charities. Joel is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder (CFA). He is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, having passed the CISI Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM) with distinction. In addition, he holds the Diploma in Financial Planning from the Chartered Insurance Institute. In his spare time, he runs courses helping candidates preparing for their CFA exams.

Joel began his finance career in 2005 as a commercial wealth manager with HSBC in Leeds and Jersey. In 2010 he moved to Barclays Bank Offshore, and was responsible for the management of the Barclays ‘International Funds’ discretionary portfolios for international clients, trusts and charities. Joel moved to Smith & Williamson in 2015 as a senior portfolio manage and joined Rathbones at the start of 2019.

Laura has over 8 years’ experience in the investment management/finance industry and joined Rathbones in 2022 from Stonehage Fleming. Laura manages multi-asset discretionary portfolios for private clients, offshore trusts and charities. Laura is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (‘CISI’), and holds the designation Chartered Wealth Manager, following completion of the Level 7 Chartered Wealth Manager Qualification (CWM) in 2018, as well as passing the CISI Investment Advice Diploma in 2016. Laura graduated from Lancaster University in 2014 with a First Class Bsc (Hons) degree in Marketing. 

Leah is an investment manager with Rathbones Investment Management International in Jersey. She joined Rathbones in 2017 and sits on the company’s Investment Committee and Dealing and Execution Committee as the representative for RIMI. Leah graduated from Cardiff University in 2014 with a first class honours degree in History.

She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and qualified as a Level 7 Chartered Wealth Manager in 2019, previously passing the Level 6 Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM) with distinction.

Lee has over 15 years finance industry experience, with the last 12 years gained in investment management including managing trust, private client and institutional portfolios, with particular expertise in macroeconomics and bonds. At Rathbones Lee sits on the group Fixed Interest Committee. Lee is a graduate of St. Andrews University with an MA (Hons) in Management and Economics; he also has an MBA from Edinburgh University. Lee is an Adjunct Professor at the Jersey International Business School and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.

Matthew is a client director at Rathbones Investment Management International. He has worked in the private client investment management industry for over 35 years, most recently as a director of Cazenove Capital in Jersey. In that time he has worked closely with trust companies, consultants, individuals and their advisers providing solutions in investment management, banking and debt structuring.

Matthew is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. He holds the Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors, a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and the Banking Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Bankers.