Our people

Nick began his investment career after university in 1981 with Tilney & Co, in Liverpool, where he spent 24 years. He joined Rathbones in 2011 after spending time as head of asset management with an investment boutique and with J O Hambro Capital Management in London.

Having graduated with honours in History from the University of Cambridge he  was elected a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1986. Nick is a chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Although Nick specialises in the management of private clients, trusts, pensions and charities he is also an experienced US and global equities fund manager, and contributes to the Rathbone investment process being a member of the International Equities Committee. Additionally, he is a member of Rathbones IFA specialist group.

Nick lives in the Wirral, and when not keeping tabs on two teenagers tries to pursue his interests in sport, history, gardening and DIY.

Nick started his career at Wise Speke, however, before joining Rathbones, he spent eight years at UBS where he became an executive director and head of the Newcastle office.

As well as gaining a degree from Newcastle University, Nick holds the Chartered Institute for Securities (CISI)  Diploma and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI. Nick is also a Board Director of the CISI. In addition,  Nick also holds the Financial Planning Certificate (FPC) 1,2 & 3.

Nick has significant experience in managing private client, trust, offshore, pension fund and charity portfolios.

Nick is Chairman of the Percy Hedley Foundation, a large charity in the North East of England providing educational, vocational and residential care opportunities for disabled people; a trustee of both the Newcastle University Retirement Benefit Fund and the University’s Development Trust.

Nicola Day is an investment director with over twenty years experience in managing bespoke portfolios for private clients, charities and pensions. Nicola has a BSc (Hons) in economics and an MSc in corporate governance and ethics. She is also a chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Nicola joined Rathbone Greenbank in August 2006 from Gerrard Investment Management Limited where she was head of the ethical division for six years. Prior to this she spent twelve years as an investment manager at HSBC Investment Management, formerly James Capel.

Nigel began his career in the city in 1974, moving into Financial Services sector in 1977 with stockbrokers Strauss Turnbull. In 1986 he became a member of the London Stock Exchange.

During the 1990’s he worked for Societe Generale Investment Management, which was acquired by Tilney Investment Management in 2003. Tilney was acquired by The Deutsche Bank in 2007. He joined Rathbones Investment Management in June 2014.

Nik is an investment director with 20 years’ experience in financial services. He joined Rathbones as an investment director in 2018 and manages discretionary investment portfolios for private individuals, trusts, charities and pension funds within a longstanding team.

Nik graduated with a degree in European Business Studies from Middlesex University in 1996 and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

He started his career at Merrill Lynch in 1997 moving to Julius Baer in 2012 when they acquired Merrill’s international business.

Noelle works with Bryn Jones, providing in-depth credit analysis for the Rathbone Ethical Bond Fund, the Rathbone Strategic Bond Fund and Rathbone’s fixed income committee. She also assists the Rathbone Multi-Asset Portfolios team with their bond investments.

Noelle joined Rathbones in July 2011 and was made assistant manager in January 2016. Before this, she spent some time as a financial analyst for the Bank of France in Paris and five months in Cambodia, where she undertook due diligence on the Cambodian banking sector for the French Embassy.

Noelle has achieved two master’s degrees with distinction in 2010, from the University of Montesquieu in Bordeaux - a Magistere of International Finance, and a Master’s in Banking, Finance and Financial Assets Trading. Noelle is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter-holder. She was named in the 2016 Citywire Top 30 Under 30 investment management awards.

Nolan manages portfolios for private clients, trusts, pensions, companies and charities. He is a graduate of the University of the West of England with a first class honours degree in Business Studies; and joined Rathbones in September 2001 – after three years in a similar role at Greig Middleton.

Nolan is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI); where he is also past president of the CISI Bristol, Bath & South Wales Branch Committee. Outside of work Nolan is a member of MENSA and supports various charities. 

Oliver Burns graduated from University of Birmingham with a degree in Economic and Social History.

Oliver joined Rathbones in September 2014 as an Investment Director from Jupiter Asset Management. At Jupiter, Oliver managed investment portfolios for a wide variety of clients including private clients, charities, institutions, and trusts. He was also an assistant manager for Jupiter Fund of Investment Trusts and Monthly Income unit trusts. Oliver started his career at Bestinvest whom he joined in 1997 where he ultimately became Head of Investment Management. Oliver is a Chartered Member of the CISI.

Olivia is an investment manager on the charity team at Rathbones, where she joined from Investec Asset Management. She is an associate of the CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment) having obtained the Investment Advice Diploma, and is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder.

Olivia graduated from Exeter University with a BSc. Hons in Economics and Politics, and currently sits on the charity stock selection committee at Rathbones, as well as the stewardship committee.

Paul started his career as a branch manager with Waters Lunnis stockbrokers. Prior to joining Rathbones he worked at Vartan Ravenscroft as an Investment Manager for 14 years. Paul managed accounts on both an Advisory and Discretionary basis ranging from Private Clients, SIPPs, ISAs, Trusts, Companies and Charities.  

Paul is a chartered fellow of the Institute for Securities & Investment and passed the Private Client Investment Advice and Management paper in 2012.

Paul began his career as a graduate trainee at Charterhouse Tilney in Liverpool in 1989.

He then joined the Peterborough office of Allied Provincial in 1990, becoming a director of Gerrard in 2000.

After spells in Cambridge and Leeds, Paul joined the Barclays Wealth Court of Protection Team in 2007 and with his colleagues, established the largest Court Of Protection fund in England and Wales.

The Rathbones Court of Protection and Personal injury team offer a unique relationship based service for professional and lay deputies to ensure that protected parties and their families receive all the financial and welfare support they require, often in challenging circumstances.

Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments.

Paul is an experienced Chartered Financial Planner who is working towards becoming a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. He joined Rathbones in 2018 after spending 3 years as an Independent Financial Adviser working for Argyle Consulting  looking after high net worth clients and has over 20 years working in the financial service industry. Paul provides tailored financial planning advice to our private clients in retirement accumulation and decumulation strategies, tax efficient investment and structures, estate planning and inheritance tax planning and protection planning.

Paula was delighted to join Rathbones following the successful acquisition of Jupiter’s private client and charities operation in September 2014. 

Paula is an experienced investment manager and has always specialised in the management of private client and charity portfolios.  She is dedicated to understanding each client’s specific requirements and providing a clear and personal service to trustees and family members through the generations, working closely with their other advisers.

She began her investment career at Hoare Govett moving to Invesco with her team in 1988 to build a private client investment business which was later acquired by Singer & Friedlander Investment Management.   At Jupiter, Paula was a senior member of the team developing a high quality service and award winning investment process for the firm’s private and charity clients. 

Paula was elected as a member of the London Stock Exchange in 1991.  She is a Chartered Fellow of the Securities Institute and also a Chartered Wealth Manager. She is proud to be a trustee of the National Health Service Pensioners Trust charity and time out of the office is always spent with her family.

Penny Harris is an investment director. She has over 25 years’ experience in private client investment management looking after individuals, trusts, charities and Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs).  She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and has a degree in English from University College London. Prior to joining Rathbones in June 2006, she was at Kleinwort Benson Private Bank for 20 years, where she was a director.  

Perry Rudd is head of Rathbone Greenbank’s ethical research team having joined Rathbones in 1999 after a career in the IT industry. He is responsible for managing the team’s proprietary research database and for producing its bi-annual reviews. He also conducts thematic research into key responsible investment issues as well as analysing corporate performance on environmental, social and governance matters. Perry was a founder member of both Rathbone Greenbank and Rathbones’ Social and Environmental Committee.

Having graduated from Liverpool University with a mathematics degree in 1981, Peter joined a local stockbroking firm where he helped develop their in-house research facility.

He became a member of The Stock Exchange in 1986, winning the award for highest ‘country ‘ candidate in that year, and progressively broadened his role to incorporate asset allocation and portfolio construction, before committing to individual client portfolio management. 

Peter joined Rathbones in 1997 and manages portfolios for a diverse range of private clients, pensions, trusts, and charities.

Peter joined Rathbones in 2014 and is an Investment Director with around 20 years experience in private client investment management. Prior to this he was a partner of Smith & Williamson Investment Management Ltd where he looked after a wide range of portfolios principally for clients seeking a lower risk approach to fund management. He was also in charge of the team that recommended collective funds sitting on a number of internal committees overseeing strategy, risk and asset allocation. He is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Peter is an Investment Manager who joined Rathbones in 2014  from Adam Investment Management. Peter graduated from the University of St Andrews with a BSc Hons in Geography and went on to complete an MSc postgraduate degree in Property Investment and Management. He also holds the CFA Investment Management Certificate, the CISI Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management, and is a full member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.

Peter started his investment career at HSBC working in fund services before moving to Adam Investments in 2010, where he supported senior managers in the running of private client portfolios, company research and coverage of the UK equity market.

Peter specialises in the management of private client, charity, trust and pension portfolios, investing across all asset classes on behalf of clients.

Peter Thomson graduated with a BSc (Honours) in mathematics and statistics from University of London in 1986. He joined Taylor Young Investment Management Ltd in 2004 from Gerrard Limited where he spent 18 years managing private client, trust and charity mandates. At Gerrard he chaired the investment process committee and, latterly, was head of the Global Strategies Division.

At Taylor Young Investment Management Ltd he led the investment team and research functions and in May 2006 was appointed chief executive officer and head of the executive committee. Peter is an investment director and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and a Chartered Wealth Manager.

Phil Bain is the deputy managing director of Rathbone 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 32 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.

Phil Wyatt is an investment director, who manages a variety of investment portfolios.  After graduating from Southampton University with an Honours degree in Sports Science, Phil joined HSBC later that year.  Phil spent 14 years working in the Private Client department of HSBC Global Asset Management managing portfolios for private clients, personal pension funds, trusts and charities.  He is a Chartered Member of the Institute for Securities and Investment

Philip is a Chartered Financial Planner with over nine years’ experience of working collaboratively with his clients to structure their financial affairs to meet their financial objectives. He passionately believes in the value of proper financial planning and has seen the value of the peace of mind and reassurance that planning brings to clients who are uncertain of their long term security and who wish to ensure their affairs are managed in the most suitable and tax efficient manner.

Philip previously worked at the Private Bank C. Hoare & Co, joining Rathbones in August 2016. He is a Chartered Financial Planner and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.

Philip Rennie is an Investment Director who joined Rathbones in 1997 having previously qualified as a professional member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

Phil completed the Securities Institute Diploma and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment as well as achieving the designation of Chartered Wealth Manager.

Phil is responsible for managing investment portfolios for private individuals, trusts and Self Invested Personal Pension funds.

Philip started his career at Sun Life Assurance in London and then moved to Bristol to join AXA. Philip’s career with AXA spanned 23 years, 17 of those years in sales, employed as a business development manager for 6 years and then the latter 11 years as regional sales manager, managing a team of business development managers within the intermediary division.

Philip is qualified with the Investment Management Certificate, a diploma in financial planning, a certificate in discretionary investment management and is currently studying for the Private Client Investment Advice and Management examination.

His role in Rathbones is to grow and develop the business Rathbones writes with Vision Financial Planning advisers nationally. 

Polly is our Strategic Partnership Manager, working with a range of industry influencers to ensure that the various routes-to-market are understood, positioned and communicated accordingly.  She specialises in the Rathbones discretionary fund management service.
Polly has over 20 years’ business-to-business sales exposure in a variety of sectors including software, travel, commercial banking, nano-technology, employee health services and travel management.

Rachel Lewis is a tax senior, joining Rathbones in 2005 after gaining five years invaluable experience with HMRC. Rachel has a sound, working knowledge which is important when liaising with HMRC on a frequent basis. Rachel specialises mainly in personal taxation but is also involved in VAT compliance for non resident entities. Rachel prides herself on building strong, professional relationships with her portfolio of clients.

Randolph Churchill is an investment director, Chartered Accountant and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.  Randolph previously led an investment team at Schroders Private Bank.  Before joining Schroders, he was Director in charge of charities at Lazard Asset Management running investments for a number of larger UK charities.  He also worked at Deloitte and Touche Accountants.

After leaving school, Randolph served five years in the Royal Navy and his last appointment was as a Navigating and Operations Officer on HMS Swallow in the Hong Kong Squadron.  Subsequently, Randolph attended Buckingham University where he was awarded a degree in Financial Management and Accountancy.  

Until December 2016 Randolph was a Director of the Armed Services Investment Company that oversees the investment for over 100 military charities and also until December 2016 a Trustee of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.

Randolph is currently a Trustee of the War Memorial Trust, President of the International Churchill Society, Patron of The Biggin Hill Memorial Museum Trust, a Patron of Winston’s Wish and the JAGS Foundation.

Rebecca Tunstall is an investment manager working with a team managing private client portfolios, self-invested pensions schemes and charities. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Rebecca started her career in 2004 at Whitefoord Limited, before moving to Holden & Partners, a Wealth Management firm with an Ethical bias. Rebecca worked as a Junior Investment Manager, where she was managing portfolios and researching investments before joining Rathbones in 2010.

Richard Dawson is the Regional Director for Rathbones’ Kendal office; along with the Kendal team Richard manages funds on behalf of private clients, pension funds, charities and trusts. 

Richard moved to the Lake District to join Rathbones in 2002, having trained and worked in London, and has been investing on behalf of his clients for close to 25 years.

With a degree in Business Studies Richard is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Richard is married with two daughters, he enjoys many outdoor activities and is also a Governor of a local community school.

Richard is a client director at Rathbone Investment Management International. He is primarily responsible for the growth of the overseas private client base with an emphasis on Asia.  Richard is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, holds a Diploma in Trust and Estate Practice and has two degrees in financial services. Richard joined Rathbones in September 2018 and has 19 years’ experience in financial services in both Jersey and Hong Kong, most recently with HSBC and Brooks Macdonald.