Evelyn Partners appoints Business Development Director to grow professional connections in the Midlands and South West

Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, has announced the appointment of Paul Fidoe as Business Development Director to help grow the firm’s professional connections with solicitors and accountants in the Midlands and South West. He will be based out of Evelyn Partners’ Bristol and Birmingham offices.

Paul has 33 years’ wealth management experience and joins Evelyn Partners from Barclays, where he spent the last 22 years in various roles. Most recently he was Regional Business Development Manager at Barclays Wealth & Investment Management. Prior to that he was Regional Director at Barclays Premier.

At Evelyn Partners he will become part of an 8-strong team who are focused on developing relationships with professional partnerships across the country. The team partners with solicitors, accountants and other professional firms to help them manage their clients’ wealth and businesses.

Michael Hanlon, Managing Partner at Evelyn Partners commented: commented: “We see there is a considerable opportunity to further increase the work that we do in partnership with professional firms by providing high quality wealth management and business solutions to help them best manage their clients’ affairs. Paul brings valuable industry experience which will help support our growth strategy and I am delighted to welcome him on board.”

Paul added: “I’m delighted to be joining Evelyn Partners. I truly believe the depth and breadth of Evelyn Partners’ proposition is unique in the marketplace. I’m thrilled to be joining at such an exciting time and helping to drive further growth in the Midlands and South West regions.”