Seneca appoints managing partner

SENECA Partners, the investment management and corporate advisory business, has appointed director Richard Manley as its managing partner.

Manley was one of the founding directors of Seneca Partners when it launched in 2010. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 2003, where he worked for five years in audit and corporate recovery. In 2007, he joined NM Rothschild’s leveraged finance team in Manchester before joining Cenkos Fund Managers in 2008 to manage a £60m pre-IPO fund.

Since 2010, Seneca and its group of companies has grown to have more than 60 staff across four North West offices and it has recently doubled office space at its Haydock headquarters to help accommodate its continued growth.

Manley said: “From a standing start we now have multiple business lines successfully servicing the needs of our high net worth investor and SME client base. We have an enviable group of people here at Seneca and the future is certainly something to be excited about.”

Ian Currie, director of Seneca Partners, said: “The appointment of Richard Manley as our managing partner was an obvious one. His knowledge of all the different parts of our business makes him invaluable and his desire and drive to continue the strong growth curve we are currently on makes him the ideal leader.

“Richard has an excellent team around him and we are excited by the long-term prospects for Seneca.”