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Evelyn Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Kjersti Wiklund as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Evelyn Partners, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kjersti Wiklund as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Evelyn Partners, the UK wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kjersti Wiklund as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Kjersti is a seasoned Non-Executive, having previously had a very successful senior management career. She will bring a wealth of technology and business experience to the Board of Evelyn Partners. During her executive career she held several senior leadership roles in a variety of countries, including Director, Group Technology Operations of Vodafone, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer of Kyivstar in Ukraine, Chief Operating Officer of VimpelCom Russia, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Digi Telecommunications in Malaysia and Chief Information Officer at Telenor in Norway.
Kjersti is currently a Non-Executive Director of Nordea, the leading Nordic financial services group, and UK listed firms Spectris plc and Zegona Communications plc. She is also Non-Executive Director of Babcock International Group plc which she will step down from at the 2022 AGM. Kjersti has previously served on the Boards of Trainline Plc, technology firm Laird plc prior to its acquisition by Advent International, software firm Cxense and was Chair of Saga Robotics / Thorvald.
Kjersti graduated with an MSc in Electronics Engineering and Computer Science from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Additionally, she holds a Master in Business Management degree from the BI Norwegian Business School where she is now a member of the International Advisory Board.
Chris Grigg, Chair of Evelyn Partners, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Kjersti to the Board of Evelyn Partners. She joins at a key moment for the group, having successfully completed the integration of Tilney and Smith & Williamson and recently moved to a new, unified brand. Kjersti has an outstanding business track record and brings considerable knowledge and acumen in using technology to drive change. I am very confident that her insights will prove invaluable to Evelyn Partners as we continue to progress with our ongoing programme of digital innovation.”
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