Our people

I am a Chartered Financial Planner at Rathbones, providing holistic financial planning and investment advice to clients and their families. This involves providing a pro-active personalised service to first understand our client’s life goals and motivations, then building a tailored financial plan to achieve. I aim to provide peace of mind for our client’s financial futures and my focus is on building long-term relationships that can help our clients navigate their way through various challenges including:

• Accumulating wealth tax efficiently by making use of appropriate tax allowances.
• Building long term forecasts to help clients understand when they can achieve certain goals such as retirement, gifts or property purchases.
• Helping our clients draw tax efficiently from their assets in the decumulation phase.
• Helping our clients understand how and when they can pass assets on tax efficiently to their loved ones.
• Sensible estate planning with a view of mitigating inheritance tax.

I have also recently been recognised with an individual nomination in the 2025 CityWealth awards. In my spare time I enjoy travelling, playing and watching various sports including football, rugby and padel as well as spending time with friends and family in Hertfordshire.

Ali joined Rathbones in April 2016 and was appointed company secretary in May 2016. Prior to joining Rathbones, Ali spent nine years as director of company secretarial services at Signet Jewelers having responsibilities for a wide variety of areas and functions during this time. Ali graduated in Law and is a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. 

With my team, I manage a range of discretionary multi-asset mandates for two teams within Investec Wealth & Investment. I work closely with our research department on asset allocation, fund selection and individual bond and stock selection, particularly within the UK equity market.

Charlie joined Greenbank in January 2021 after graduating from the University of Warwick with a BASc (Bachelor of Arts and Sciences) in Economic Studies and Global Sustainable Development. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate from CFA Society United Kingdom. As an Ethical, Sustainable and Impact Researcher, Charlie is responsible for analysing investments against a range of environmental, social and governance criteria, as well as for conducting thematic research into key responsible investment issues. Charlie also supports on Greenbank’s engagement and stewardship initiatives, with a specialism in nature-related issues.

My priority is to help my clients achieve their financial goals. I am responsible for managing their investment portfolios in a way which best meets their objectives, be it helping them grow their assets, generate an income or anything in between. These portfolios include ISA's, general investment accounts, personal pensions and other tax friendly vehicles, such as trusts and charities. I also sit on the Edinburgh Management Committee and lead one of the Edinburgh investment teams.

Kirsty is an investment director helping individuals and their families maximise their wealth and take control of their finances principally through bespoke discretionary portfolios in general investment accounts, trusts, ISAs, pensions, and offshore bonds. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI) and a Governor at Elmhurst Ballet School.

Kirsty has over 20 years’ experience in the industry starting with Greig Middleton (now Barclays Wealth) in Glasgow in 2000. She builds good client relationships through a friendly and straightforward approach.

Kirsty joined Rathbones in February 2024 as part of the merger with Investec Wealth & Investment having previously spent more than 17 years at RBC Brewin Dolphin in Birmingham. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Aberdeen and postgraduate degree from the University of Strathclyde.

Ian joined Rathbones as a client service executive in April 2020 as part of the acquisition of the Barclays Wealth Court of Protection team.

Prior to joining Rathbones, Ian worked for Barclays for eight years in various roles in their Retail and Wealth divisions. Since joining Rathbones, Ian has continued to provide support to our clients and their deputies/trustees. Ian is currently studying for the CISI Investment Advice Diploma with the hope of offering ever greater support to our clients.

Outside of work, Ian enjoys spending time with his family and two cats whilst watching a copious amount of films and the NFL (when it’s in season).

I am a Senior Investment Director with responsibility for managing portfolios for a range of individual private clients, family trusts, personal pensions and Charities based in the UK and overseas.

Michael joined Rathbones in 2020 as a Chartered Wealth Manager and works with Private Clients, Financial Advisers, Charities, and other Entities to help realise their financial goals.

He joined from Brewin Dolphin having been attracted by Rathbones specialty in environmentally sustainable and ethical investment, and has completed the CFA ESG Certificate. Michael graduated with full honours from St Andrew’s University having studied Applied Physics and Astrophysics, and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).

Michael also enjoys munro-bagging and being outdoors.

James started his career in 2008 working for Lloyds TSB Private Banking in Exeter as an investment reviewer. In 2010 he moved to London and worked briefly as an associate equity dealer before joining Smith & Williamson in 2011. James joined Rathbones as an investment manager in 2014.

James works in a successful team alongside Peter Lowe and three further investment managers. James and the team manage in excess of £1.6bn across a range of portfolios, including a broad range of investment mandates for individuals, trusts, pension funds (both SIPPs and SSASs) and charities.

James has a young family and likes to get out on his bike exploring the Cotswolds where he lives.

Huw is a Senior Investment Sales Executive, focused on building relationships with financial advisers, wealth managers and discretionary fund managers in the north of England, as well as overseeing a number of key national strategic relationships.

Prior to joining Rathbones, Huw held operational and relationship management roles at Northern Trust and Allfunds Bank.

Huw holds a BA (Hons) degree in Humanities from the University of Brighton.

Tim joined Saunderson House (part of Rathbones Group since 2021) after graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2004. A Chartered Financial Planner, Tim works with City professionals, entrepreneurs and families, assisting with all aspects of their financial planning and objectives. In his spare time Tim enjoys spending time with his young family and following Everton FC.