People: New Head of Barclays Corporate appointed; Investment manager added to team; and more
Walker Crips Investment Management, part of national investment and wealth management group Walker Crips, has appointed Rachel Blythe as an investment manager to strengthen the firm’s York-based team.
Blythe joins Walker Crips from Progeny Asset Management, a financial advice and legal solutions firm she co-founded in 2016. She started her career at Redmayne Bentley working across its corporate actions, ISAs, compliance and investment teams.
She recently achieved Chartered Wealth Manager status and has been instrumental in the development, selection process and strategies of the portfolios under her management, including an award-winning AIM portfolio. At Walker Crips her focus will be on helping clients grow and preserve their wealth for future generations.
Wesley Coultas, investment director, Walker Crips Investment Management, said: “We welcome Rachel to the team and look forward to the key role she will play in developing our portfolio offerings and supporting our growth. Her experience, knowledge and commitment to strong client relationships will bolster our high quality service and is a valuable addition to the business.”
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Leeds-based global brand design consultancy, Elmwood, has hired Ian Schofield as a Non Executive Director to help advise clients as well as to guide its own sustainability agenda.
Previously at Iceland Foods, where he led the charge of targeting plastic-free packaging by 2023 and now an independent consultant, Schofield is seen as one of the UK’s leading experts in the field of packaging reuse and recycling in particular, regularly advising MEPs and as regular commentator in the media.
He said: “I am delighted to join Elmwood to help them guide clients in this hugely important field. I have always admired their forward thing approach to brand building.”
Elmwood’s chairman, Jonathan Sands OBE, added: “Ian is one of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable people in our industry. After all these years as both client, competitor and friend it feels somewhat ‘meant to be’ that he is now helping us be the best we can be in helping us help our clients embrace the challenges ahead.
“These are challenges that cannot be underestimated and Ian’s insights are extremely valuable – indeed fundamental to the future existence of many, if not most, brands. With this appointment, we are ensuring we can guide our clients through the substantial disruption that is taking hold in retail and packaging.”
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Listed Wakefield-headquartered video games developer Team17 has announced the appointment of Martin Hellawell as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Hellawell has a wealth of experience across the capital markets arena with particular focus on both technology and high growth businesses.
He is currently Chairman of Softcat, a provider of IT infrastructure products and services.
He joined Softcat in 2006 as Managing Director. During his tenure, he guided Softcat through a significant period of growth culminating in its successful IPO in November 2015.
Prior to Softcat, he worked at Computacenter, where he was part of the team that oversaw Computacenter’s IPO in 1998. He was recently named as Chairman of Raspberry Pi Trading Limited.
Hellawell will sit on the Group’s audit, remuneration and nomination committees.
Chris Bell, Non-Executive Chairman of Team17, said: “I am delighted to welcome Martin to Team17. Martin brings plenty of PLC experience that complements our ambitious growth aspirations and is also extremely well-versed in technology and digital markets.”
Hellawell said: “I am thrilled to be joining such an exciting company at this important stage of its development.
“I have been following the company for some time and can’t wait to take up my position on the board. I thoroughly look forward to working with my new colleagues at Team17.”
