Our people

Gareth assists in the management and administration of portfolios as part of the London Charity Team. He joined Rathbones in November 2015 from Quilter Cheviot where he was a trainee investment manager. Prior to this Gareth graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2012 with a BA (Hons) degree in Politics.

Gareth is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and, after completing the Investment Management Certificate, obtained the Masters in Wealth Management in 2014.

Gary is an investment director, he is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment having qualified in 2002.  Gary joined the investment management team in May 2000, working as an assistant to help manage private client portfolios. He became an associate director in 2005 and an investment director in 2010.

Gary started his career at Coutts before moving to Granville Investment Management where he worked for a number of years alongside two investment directors. He joined Rathbones in 1996 as a settlement manager and was promoted to help run the middle office in 1998.

Georgia joined Rathbones in November 2017. Prior to joining Rathbones, she worked at the registrars Equiniti as part of the executive dealing services responsible for high-net-worth dealing and certificated trading. She has over eight years of experience in financial services.

Georgia works as a client service executive for two investment directors, James Douglas-Withers and James Ward. She manages the administration for the team, covering a variety of private clients, pensions, trusts and charities.

Georgia is currently studying for the CISI Investment Operations Certificate.

Georgina is a trainee investment manager in the investment management team at Rathbones. She joined Rathbones in December 2018. Prior to joining the trainee investment manager programme, Georgina supported Jane Sydenham’s team with portfolio modelling for individuals, trusts and charities.

She graduated from the University of York with a first class honours degree in Politics and International Relations which included a year abroad in Barcelona. Georgina is an Associate for the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) having achieved the CISI level 4 Investment Advice Diploma (Securities) in 2019.

Georgina is an investment director, looking after charities, trusts, personal pension funds and private client portfolios.  She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and a member of the Charity Finance Directors Group.

Georgina graduated from Newcastle University in 1999 and spent a short time working for Rowe Price Flemings as a research assistant. She joined Rathbones in 2000 as a graduate trainee, became an associate director in 2005 and an investment director in 2008.

Gill is an investment manager and a Chartered Fellow of the Institute for Securities.

She is responsible for managing portfolios for private clients and personal pensions (SIPPs). She has also built up expertise in the field of portfolio management for trusts, Court of Protection work and charities.

After graduating from Exeter University, Gill went on to complete a postgraduate qualification. Having spent many years teaching economics at undergraduate level, she embarked on a total career change in 2002 and passed the necessary stockbroking and investment management exams before beginning to build up a business on her own, largely by referral. Gill worked at Redmayne Bentley, Charles Stanley and Brewin Dolphin before joining Rathbones in 2018.

Glen is an investment director managing discretionary portfolios for family clients, private individuals, their self-invested personal pension (SIPP) and small charities. Glen is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for securities and Investments and has 30 years experience of working within the investment management industry. He became part of Neilson Cobbold in 1991 which was then acquired by Rathbones in 1996.

As well as the day to day management of clients portfolios, Glen sits on the Investment Committee covering collectives and is closely involved with the strategic development of the Group’s IT systems and technological support of its investment management operations.

Gordon is an investment director and manages investment portfolios for a wide range of clients.

Gordon graduated from Strathclyde University with a degree in Analytical Chemistry before joining Speirs & Jeffrey in 1992. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. Speirs & Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019.

Graeme is an investment director and manages portfolios for a broad range of clients. With a background in research, he continues to take a considerable interest in smaller companies in the building, construction and real estate sectors.

Graeme graduated from Glasgow University with a law degree and joined Speirs & Jeffrey in 1986. Speirs & Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019.

A former director and chair of Speirs & Jeffrey, Graham is an investment director and manages and advises on a full spectrum of client portfolios. Graham was educated in Edinburgh and graduated with a BA in Business Studies from Napier. He gained experience in several investment firms in Scotland and the United States before joining S&J in 1990.

Graham is a non-executive director of MacTaggart Scott (Holdings) Ltd and associated companies. He is chair of the Scottish Stockbrokers Benevolent Fund and acts as a trustee for a number of charities both north and south of the border. Speirs & Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019.

Graham is an investment director with Rathbones and has worked in the industry for over 25 years. He is a member of the Chartered Securities Institute.
Graham's qualifications combine both business studies and investment management, giving him a unique insight into investment opportunities. He concentrates exclusively on private client portfolios and has many longstanding happy clients, a number of whom are second generation. He is always keen to talk to potential new clients.

Grant’s investment career began in 1999 with a role at Bank of Scotland Portfolio Management Service. He began managing client portfolios in 2005 after securing the Investment Management Certificate. He moved to Rensburg Sheppards (Investec Wealth & Investment) in 2009 and continued managing client portfolios until he left in late 2016. After a short spell at Anderson Strathearn he joined Speirs & Jeffrey in March 2018 as a senior investment manager and works closely with Michael Wilson.

Grant has a business degree from the University of Abertay in Dundee and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. Speirs & Jeffrey was fully integrated with Rathbones in July 2019.

Grant graduated from Heriot-Watt University in 2014 with a first class degree in Business Management with Marketing. After working for Merck in the pharmaceutical industry, Grant completed the CFA UK’s Investment Management Certificate. In 2016 Grant joined Carbon Financial Partners as a Graduate Trainee and completed the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning in 2017. Since joining Rathbones in 2018 Grant passed the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and is progressing towards CII Fellowship.

Grant assists with client meetings and the associated tasks as well as drafting certain pieces of advice.

Grant has almost 20 years experience in the industry having joined Glasgow stockbrokers Stirling Hendry in 1995 whilst still at university. Starting on the firm's graduate trainee programme, he progressed to the role of investment manager looking after a variety of private clients, trusts and charities. Through a variety of mergers, the firm eventually became part of the Gerrard Group and Grant moved to Brewin Dolphin in 2005 and became an assistant director. He joined Rathbones in May 2015.

Grant is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments. Outside of the office, his interests are running and travel.

Greg is head of sales, responsible for developing relationships with the third-party market: fund platforms, wraps, and life companies, as well as the underlying IFA community that now increasingly rely on these platforms.

Prior to joining Rathbones, Greg worked at M&G for over 20 years where, latterly, he was director of advisory sales. In this role, he was responsible for developing and implementing the UK intermediary sales strategy and maintaining strong relationships across the retail third-party market.

Harpal has 13 years of experience in investment management. He joined Rathbones as a specialist personal injury and Court of Protection adviser having previously held this role at Barclays Wealth and Tilney.

He advises families, public authority bodies, leading law firms on the financial affairs of extremely vulnerable clients and individuals who have received a personal injury award. Harpal is a proud supporter of the Child Brain Injury Trust, raising charitable donations and organising events.

Harpal is a Chartered Investment Manager and a Chartered Financial Planner. He was previously ranked by eprivateclient as a top 35 under 35 adviser.

Harry joined Rathbones in April 2018 having graduated from the University of Leeds in 2017 with a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry.

His current role as a trainee investment manager involves providing support for a number of investment directors managing portfolios for private clients, trusts, charities and pensions.

Harry has completed the Investment Advice Diploma (Securities) and is currently studying for the CFA level 2 in June.

Harry joined Rathbones in September 2014 following the purchase of the Jupiter Private Clients & Charities department where he had worked for just under three years. He graduated from Edinburgh University after reading Mechanical Engineering with a BEng (Honours) and holds the IMC, and IAD Securities qualification. He is now working towards completing the CISI Chartered Wealth Manager qualification.

Harry works in a team assisting in the management of portfolios for individuals, families, trusts, pension funds and charities.

Harveer joined Rathbones in 2012, providing discretionary investment management services for private clients, pension funds and trusts.

Harveer joined from Taylor Young Investment Management where he began his career in investment management. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and graduated from the University of York with a BSc (Hons) in Economics. Harveer is a member of the Rathbones Collectives Committee, specialising in developed equity markets outside of the UK.

Hayley is a client service executive at Rathbones. She has over five years’ experience in the financial services industry and joined Rathbones in January 2019. She has most recently been an investment manager’s assistant at Arbuthnot Latham & Co. having had roles in insurance and corporate banking prior to this.  Hayley is responsible for all aspects of client administration and supports Alex Dow and Libby Barrett within the charities team.

Helen qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and joined Rathbones in November 2019, having previously practised at Howard Kennedy LLP and Farrer & Co.

She advises clients on tax and estate planning including preparing complex wills and drafting and advising on trusts.

Helen deals with the administration of high-value estates, including advising on multi-jurisdictional elements and post-death tax planning.

She has experience of acting for trustees and executors in court applications including for directions to resolve issues that arise in the course of administration and for the approval of variations to the terms of trusts on behalf of minor beneficiaries.

Helen prepares and advises on lasting powers of attorney and how best to meet the needs of more vulnerable family members. She also acts in relation to Court of Protection matters such as applications for the appointment of deputies and for the approval of statutory wills and lifetime gifts.

Helen is an associate sales director, responsible for discretionary and institutional sales in London.

She joined Rathbones in 2000, having previously worked at Franklin Templeton, and Murray Johnston, responsible for institutional investment trust shareholder relationships.

Helena is a trainee investment manager in the investment management team at Rathbones. She joined Rathbones in 2018 following the completion of her BSc (Hons) degree in Economics and Management from the University of Bristol.

Helena is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) having achieved the CISI level 4 Investment Advice Diploma (Securities) in 2019.

Henry is an investment manager who started his career at Brewin Dolphin before joining Rathbones in November 2016. He assists Natalie Rizzi in managing investments for a range of private client portfolios, trusts and pension funds.

Henry is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, having obtained the Investment Advice Diploma and the Chartered Wealth Manager qualification.

Henry is an investment director with over 25 years' experience in the private client industry, both in the UK and Hong Kong. At Rathbones Henry concentrates on investments for private individuals, their pensions and family trust structures. Henry is qualified as a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments and holds the Securities Institute Diploma.

On returning to the UK from Asia in 1997, Henry worked initially at investment managers Raphael Zorn Hemsley and Tilney & Co. before in 2006 joining HSBC Global Asset Management, as a director. This was in the Discretionary Wealth Management division, with regional responsibility for the North and working closely with clients and their advisors. After 10 years service there he moved to Rathbones in 2016.

Henry is an investment director in the London office responsible for the investment management of private clients, trusts, charities and SIPP accounts. He is also responsible, with two other investment directors in London, for the selection of investment trusts for the group's Managed Funds Committee.

Henry started his career in investment management in 1984 when he joined Wood Mackenzie and subsequently James Capel in London. He joined Rathbones' London office in 1989, initially as an assistant to the former chairman of Rathbones. Henry started in Rathbones Edinburgh office in September 2004 and moved to the London office in 2018.

Henry is a business development director at Rathbones. He operates from the Liverpool office and covers the North West of England and North Wales. His responsibilities include creating opportunities for investment managers to acquire new business from trustees, both charitable and private, lawyers, accountants and private individuals. He joined Rathbones in 1994. Prior to this, he worked at what was then Wise Speke stockbrokers in Manchester.

Huw is an investment sales consultant and is a key point of contact for IFAs, brokers and DFM clients. He works alongside Neil Kerry, responsible for the North.

Prior to joining Rathbones, Huw began his career at Northern Trust, working within Transfer Agency. Huw then moved on to Allfunds Bank in an account management capacity, managing the on-boarding of new clients and day to day operations for Allfunds institutional client base. 

Huw holds a BA (Hons) degree in History, Politics and Philosophy from the University of Brighton. 

Iain is an investment manager with experience managing a variety of bespoke portfolios including SIPPs, offshore bonds and discretionary trusts for private clients, financial advisers and solicitors.

Iain is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and holds the CISI’s Masters in Wealth Management (Level 7), Investment Management Certificate and a Diploma in Financial Services.  

Iain began his career in investment management in 2002 with Bank of Scotland Portfolio Management Service where he rose to the position of investment manager before joining Rathbones' Edinburgh office in 2010 following the acquisition of the Bank of Scotland business from Lloyds.

Ian is a consultant to the Trust Department’s Offshore Business. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG) in 1975. He was chief executive of Smith & Williamson for 10 years from 1985 to 1995, and subsequently chief executive of EFG Private Bank Limited and Tenon Group Plc. He was a director of the Rathbone Brothers Plc until December 2012. He is a committee member of Family Assurance Friendly Society and a director of Miller Insurance Services LLP.