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Chris Wanless
Business development director - international business
Chris Wanless
Business development director - international business
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0207 399 0238
Chris joined Rathbones in 2014 from Jupiter Asset Management where he worked with Financial Intermediaries across the UK and Europe for over a decade. Chris joined Rathbones as part of the transaction involving the Jupiter Private Clients and Charities team and was an integral part of launching the Rathbones International business in 2014. Chris is responsible for identifying and developing business relationships with Financial Intermediaries Internationally.
Contact Chris on
0207 399 0238
Chris joined Rathbones in 2014 from Jupiter Asset Management where he worked with Financial Intermediaries across the UK and Europe for over a decade. Chris joined Rathbones as part of the transaction involving the Jupiter Private Clients and Charities team and was an integral part of launching the Rathbones International business in 2014. Chris is responsible for identifying and developing business relationships with Financial Intermediaries Internationally.
Jack Herbert
Business development director - international business
Jack Herbert
Business development director - international business
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0207 399 0322
Jack joined Rathbones in 2017 from Standard Chartered Bank where he was a Senior Banker advising and structuring high net worth individuals investment needs. He has gained International experience in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Through his wide ranging international network and close ties with the Channel Islands, Jack is responsible for identifying and developing business relationships with Financial Intermediaries Internationally. Jack holds a BA Honours degree from the University of Chichester. He is a qualified Investment professional and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments.
Contact Jack on
0207 399 0322
Jack joined Rathbones in 2017 from Standard Chartered Bank where he was a Senior Banker advising and structuring high net worth individuals investment needs. He has gained International experience in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Through his wide ranging international network and close ties with the Channel Islands, Jack is responsible for identifying and developing business relationships with Financial Intermediaries Internationally. Jack holds a BA Honours degree from the University of Chichester. He is a qualified Investment professional and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments.
James Thomson
Fund manager and Executive director
James Thomson
Fund manager and Executive director
London
James has been the lead manager of the Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund since 2003; he was assistant manager of the fund at its inception in 2001. It is one of the top performing funds in the IA Global sector over that period. James joined Rathbones in 2000, having grown up on the island of Bermuda and graduating from Cornell University in New York. He sits on the Executive Committee of Rathbones Asset Management, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and holds the Investment Management Certificate. James is frequently quoted in the financial press and has won numerous fund management awards over his career.
James has been the lead manager of the Rathbone Global Opportunities Fund since 2003; he was assistant manager of the fund at its inception in 2001. It is one of the top performing funds in the IA Global sector over that period. James joined Rathbones in 2000, having grown up on the island of Bermuda and graduating from Cornell University in New York. He sits on the Executive Committee of Rathbones Asset Management, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and holds the Investment Management Certificate. James is frequently quoted in the financial press and has won numerous fund management awards over his career.
Bryn Jones
Head of fixed income and fund manager
Bryn Jones
Head of fixed income and fund manager
London
Bryn is head of fixed income at Rathbones and is lead manager of the Rathbone Ethical Bond, the Rathbone Strategic Bond and the Rathbone Greenbank Global Sustainable Bond funds. He joined Rathbones in November 2004 from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he managed $2 billion of fixed income assets. Bryn is a member of the Rathbone Strategic Asset Allocation Committee, non-executive chairman of Rathbones' Fixed Income Committee, and an adviser to the Rathbones Banking Committee. He also sits on the Investment Association’s Fixed Income Committee. Bryn appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg TV to discuss bond markets. Bryn graduated from Birmingham University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography in 1995.
Bryn is head of fixed income at Rathbones and is lead manager of the Rathbone Ethical Bond, the Rathbone Strategic Bond and the Rathbone Greenbank Global Sustainable Bond funds. He joined Rathbones in November 2004 from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where he managed $2 billion of fixed income assets. Bryn is a member of the Rathbone Strategic Asset Allocation Committee, non-executive chairman of Rathbones' Fixed Income Committee, and an adviser to the Rathbones Banking Committee. He also sits on the Investment Association’s Fixed Income Committee. Bryn appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg TV to discuss bond markets. Bryn graduated from Birmingham University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography in 1995.
David Coombs
Head of multi-asset investments
David Coombs
Head of multi-asset investments
London
David heads our multi-asset investments team, which manages the Rathbone Multi-Asset and Rathbone Greenbank Portfolio funds. He joined Rathbones in 2007 after spending 19 years with Baring Asset Management, where he managed multi-asset funds and segregated mandates. He began his career with Hambros Bank in 1984.
David heads our multi-asset investments team, which manages the Rathbone Multi-Asset and Rathbone Greenbank Portfolio funds. He joined Rathbones in 2007 after spending 19 years with Baring Asset Management, where he managed multi-asset funds and segregated mandates. He began his career with Hambros Bank in 1984.
Will Mcintosh-Whyte
Fund manager
Will Mcintosh-Whyte
Fund manager
London
Will manages the Rathbone Multi-Asset and Rathbone Greenbank Portfolio funds. He joined Rathbones’ charities team in 2007 and was made investment manager in 2011, running institutional multi-asset mandates. He has been with our multi-asset investments team since 2015 and a fund manager since July 2019. Will is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology with a BSc Hons in Management.
Will manages the Rathbone Multi-Asset and Rathbone Greenbank Portfolio funds. He joined Rathbones’ charities team in 2007 and was made investment manager in 2011, running institutional multi-asset mandates. He has been with our multi-asset investments team since 2015 and a fund manager since July 2019. Will is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology with a BSc Hons in Management.
Garvan Rory Pieters
Independent director
Garvan Rory Pieters
Independent director
Garry Pieters is an ILA-certified, independent director with well over 30 years of experience in the field of finance and asset management. Early 2010 he joined The Directors' Office as a Partner and has several mandates as an independent director and/or conducting officer for a number of Luxembourg funds and management companies. He began his career (1982) in commodities, foreign exchange and money-markets trading at Commerzbank after which he became a portfolio manager of fixed income and money market funds at (what became) ING. He would spend a total of 22 years with ING. In 1994 he moved to Luxembourg and became the general manager of ING Investment Luxembourg. Late in 1999 he set up an asset management joint-venture for ING in Singapore where he was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. In 2002 he became the Executive Vice President at the ING asset management joint-venture in South Korea. In 2006 he became responsible for business development of ING's Fiduciary Pension Services in the Hague.
Garry Pieters is an ILA-certified, independent director with well over 30 years of experience in the field of finance and asset management. Early 2010 he joined The Directors' Office as a Partner and has several mandates as an independent director and/or conducting officer for a number of Luxembourg funds and management companies. He began his career (1982) in commodities, foreign exchange and money-markets trading at Commerzbank after which he became a portfolio manager of fixed income and money market funds at (what became) ING. He would spend a total of 22 years with ING. In 1994 he moved to Luxembourg and became the general manager of ING Investment Luxembourg. Late in 1999 he set up an asset management joint-venture for ING in Singapore where he was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. In 2002 he became the Executive Vice President at the ING asset management joint-venture in South Korea. In 2006 he became responsible for business development of ING's Fiduciary Pension Services in the Hague.
Suman Sharma
Director
Suman Sharma
Director
Suman Sharma is the Operations Director at Rathbones Asset Management and the Board Director of the Rathbone Luxembourg Funds SICAV. She is also a member of the Executive Committee in Rathbones Asset Management. Suman joined Rathbones in August 2004 as a Unit Trust Senior Technician, prior to which she was working at Investec Asset Management, as a fund accountant.
Suman has nearly 30 years’ experience in the financial Services industry, including operational positions at the BNY Mellon and Lincoln National.
Suman Sharma is the Operations Director at Rathbones Asset Management and the Board Director of the Rathbone Luxembourg Funds SICAV. She is also a member of the Executive Committee in Rathbones Asset Management. Suman joined Rathbones in August 2004 as a Unit Trust Senior Technician, prior to which she was working at Investec Asset Management, as a fund accountant.
Suman has nearly 30 years’ experience in the financial Services industry, including operational positions at the BNY Mellon and Lincoln National.