The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes in the UK, Europe, Middle East and select jurisdictions where wealth management takes place.

Canaccord Wealth
Canaccord Wealth has appointed Matthew Wintour (pictured) as its new head of international distribution. 

Wintour will enhance Canaccord Wealth’s profile with independent financial advisors across the Crown Dependencies. He has joined as part of Canaccord Wealth’s acquisition of Brooks Macdonald International (BMI), where he worked for 10 years.

After relocating to Jersey from London, where he worked in wealth management, Wintour held various positions at BMI, most recently leading the advisor solutions team.

iPipeline
iPipeline, which provides digital solutions for the life insurance and wealth management industries, has appointed Rachel Edwards as managing director, UK. 

Edwards, who will be joining iPipeline on 14 April, will oversee a seven-person leadership team in the UK. She will report directly to CEO Pat O’Donnell. 

With a 20-year career, Edwards worked at Verisk as global managing director for life, health and travel. (Verisk is a multinational data analytics and risk assessment firm.)

Prior to this, she was managing director, Australasia, at Healix, a global healthcare and risk management solution provider, where she oversaw insurance operations and technology solutions across Australia and New Zealand. 

Wedlake Bell
City of London law firm Wedlake Bell has appointed corporate partner Hollie Gallagher in the corporate team and promoted four senior associates to partner, with immediate effect.

The newly-promoted partners are Charley Lowe, (residential property), Edward Moss (commercial property), Matthew Pexton (construction) and Natasha Kurth (family).

Gallagher was formerly a partner in the corporate and commercial team at BDB Pitmans. She has more than 20 years experience advising entrepreneurs and businesses on all stages of the corporate life cycle, including corporate governance and company advisory work, commercial contracts, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, management buyouts and the acquisition and disposal of private companies.

Lowe, who joined Wedlake Bell’s residential property team in 2019, advises on all aspects of residential conveyancing and property finance transactions. She specialises in acting on national and international matters related to high value properties in the prime and super prime market.

Moss joined Wedlake Bell in 2017. He advises on a wide range of non-contentious commercial property matters, including acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant, portfolio management, secured lending, and the real estate elements of corporate transactions acting for owners, occupiers, developers, funders, landlords and tenants in the retail, office and industrial sectors.

Pexton, who joined the firm in 2011, advises developers, end users, investors, contractors and consultants on the whole lifecycle of public and private construction and engineering projects. His experience covers working on a variety of different projects, including retail developments, commercial properties, mixed use healthcare, heritage developments and infrastructure projects.

Kurth joined Wedlake Bell in November 2015. She advises on family law matters including both contested proceedings and alternative dispute resolution and specialises in advising on the financial matters arising from divorce. Kurth has expertise advising on jurisdictional issues such as inherited wealth and assets held in trust or outside the jurisdiction.

“We are pleased to announce more growth in our partnership, with the hire of Hollie Gallagher and the promotion of four senior associates to partner,” managing partner Martin Arnold said. “Her impressive track record advising entrepreneurs and growth businesses will continue to strengthen the depth and breadth of our client offering...These well-deserved promotions recognise the outstanding contributions each of these individuals has made to our ongoing success and growth.”