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Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, has appointed experienced audit professional Ben Stapleton to help drive continued growth in the firm’s Birmingham office.
Evelyn Partners appoints experienced audit professional to help drive continued growth in Birmingham office
Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, has appointed experienced audit professional Ben Stapleton to help drive continued growth in the firm’s Birmingham office.
Ben joins Evelyn Partners from KPMG where he was most recently a Director in the firm’s audit practice. During more than 25 years at KPMG, he worked with both private and public sector clients and contributed to initiatives to enhance audit quality. Most recently he worked with a portfolio of privately owned businesses, including family owned .and private equity backed companies, as well as UK companies of international groups. At Evelyn Partners he will focus on growing the firm’s presence working with mid-sized corporates based in the M1 corridor running up to the Midlands.
Ben’s appointment comes on the back of Evelyn Partners’ Birmingham teams recently moving into new offices at the city’s landmark 103 Colmore Row. Evelyn Partner’s new Birmingham premises provides space for around 170 people and embraces smart working with first class meeting and collaboration areas for both clients and staff.
Stephen Drew, Professional Services Regional Managing Partner at Evelyn Partners in Birmingham commented: “Ben joins us at an exciting time for the group given we have recently moved to landmark new offices in Birmingham and have also now completed our re-brand to Evelyn Partners. As an experienced audit professional, Ben will be a great asset to our business as we continue to grow our corporate services offering in the Midlands. We have ambitions to work with more clients across the region and I am confident that Ben will help contribute to our ongoing success.”
Ben added: “It’s great to be joining at a time when Evelyn Partners is investing significantly in growing its audit practice and wider Midlands based team. I look forward to continuing the group’s strong focus on client service, and helping businesses navigate the ever-changing landscape for assurance and good governance. I’m excited to be starting in the new office on Colmore Row, whilst retaining my links to many important business locations in the M1 corridor.”
About Evelyn Partners
Evelyn Partners is the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, created following the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson in 2020. With £59.1 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2023), we are one of the largest UK wealth managers ranked by client assets and the seventh largest accountancy firm by ranked by Group fee income (source: Accountancy Age 50+50 rankings, 2023).
We have a network of offices in 30 towns and cities across the UK, the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. Through our operating companies, we offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities, and businesses.
Our purpose is to ‘place the power of good advice into more hands’, and we are uniquely well-placed to support clients with both their personal financial affairs and their business interests. Our personal wealth management services include financial planning, investment management, personal tax advice and, through Bestinvest, we have a multi award-winning online investment service for self-directed investors. For businesses, our wide range of services includes assurance and accounting, business tax advice, employee benefits, forensics
For further information please visit: www.evelyn.com