I have over 30 years of experience within the financial sector and have been part of the Castlefield team since 2005. Prior to that I worked for Brown Shipley/Henry Cooke and I started my career with Midland Bank (now HSBC). I’m a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and I hold the Investment Administration Qualification.
I was the firm’s first elected co-owners’ representative, where I represented the interests of co-owners at meetings of the board of Castlefield Partners Limited – our group holding company. Having spent most of my time at Castlefield working in the background on the operational side, I am now enjoying being part of the Client Relationship team.
Much of my spare time is spent volunteering for the Rochdale & Oldham branch of Samaritans, where I answer calls from those in need of support and I’m also Deputy Director responsible for Outreach activities and Fundraising for the branch. At home, I have two rescue dogs; Ziggy, who was found as a stray in Ireland and Jasper, who was rescued from a beach in St Lucia. Both had a tough start to life, so I’m pleased to be able to give them a secure, warm and well-fed future.