Stuart’s career in the financial services industry began in 1983, firstly in accountancy before moving to stockbroking in 1986. After working at several City firms, he joined Redmayne Bentley in 1991 and opened an office in his home village of Chislehurst. He later relocated to the Locksbottom office in 1994. The team grew quickly, and by 2000 it employed 24 members of staff, becoming our largest office outside of our city locations of Leeds and London.
Stuart became an equity partner of the firm in April 2003 and, in 2005, a Fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute. Now as CEO, he has responsibility for Business & Branch Development, Investment Management, Stockbroking, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, and IT and sits on the Owners Board, the Main Board and the Executive Board. His role also includes contributing to and implementing strategic planning for the firm.
Nick’s career in financial services began in 1990, joining Redmayne Bentley in 1991 as a Stockbroker. In 2008 he joined the firm’s senior management team as Head of Trading before later becoming part of the leadership team on the Executive Board as Director of Business and Branch Development in 2013.
Based in the London office, Nick sits on several of the firm’s key Control Committees and is involved in Redmayne Bentley’s ongoing growth and expansion strategy forming part of his responsibility for business and branch development. Externally Nick is a Board member of the Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA).
In 2020 Nick became an Equity Partner of the firm and is a member of both the Main and Executive Boards.
James is based at the firm’s Leeds Head Office and has responsibility for investment management and research as well as sponsoring and leading business change across the firm. He joined Redmayne Bentley from KPMG, where he was Head of Equity Research in its investment advisory division and advised large corporate pension schemes on their asset allocation.
Before joining KPMG, James, a Chartered Wealth Manager, spent nearly seven years as a UK Equity Manager for the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, managing around £500m of UK equities. James spent the formative part of his private client investment management career with Rathbone Investment Management.
In addition to his Main Board and Executive Board responsibilities, James is also responsible for our Financial Planning Service.
James has an MBA with Distinction from the University of Leeds. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment with over 20 years of institutional and private client investment management experience.
In 2021 James became an Equity Partner of the firm and sits on both the Main and Executive Boards.
Away from Redmayne Bentley James is a trustee of Heart Research UK and chairs the Investment and Finance committees.
Paul joined the firm in 2014 as Financial Controller, having worked at one of the UK’s largest financial advisory groups. He is a Chartered Management Accountant and has spent his entire career working within the financial services industry.
Paul is now the Director of Finance and a member of the Executive Board. He is responsible for the firm’s Finance, Reconciliations and Risk departments and is also a member of the Risk Oversight, Change, Client Assets (CASS) and Audit committees.
Phil joined Redmayne Bentley in 1995 as a placement student, returning in 1997 after graduating from university. Following the dot com boom of the late 90s, he started the Premier Dealing service for active clients in 2001, moving on to become Head of Dealing in 2005.
Phil is now the Director of Stockbroking and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Board, Advisory Group, Client Assets, Risk Management and Communications committees, and plays an active role in general change management.
Damien joined Redmayne Bentley's Chislehurst office as a trainee stockbroker in 1993. He soon passed the registered representative examination, enabling him to work on the execution-only desk as a Stockbroker. Business increased, which led to the office being relocated to its current premises in Locksbottom. Damien progressed to the proactive dealing desk in 1996, and in 1998 took the position of Dealing Room Manager. The office continued to expand, and by 2000 it was the largest office outside of our city locations of Leeds and London. In 2002, Damien was promoted to Head of Office and assumed greater responsibilities when the Locksbottom office became part of Redmayne Bentley’s head office in 2003.
Over the years, Damien’s role has developed and expanded significantly, covering many business areas. He currently has the dual role of Head of Office for the Petts Wood office and Director of IT for the firm. In addition, Damien is a member of the firm’s Executive Board, where his responsibilities include operational matters as well as business strategy and planning.
Nick has more than 25 years senior experience across a number of financial services businesses, including NatWest Stockbrokers, Capita and Link Asset Services. His roles have spanned a variety of positions, from marketing and product development through to senior operational leadership. Nick is a member of the Securities and Investments Institute and has sat on and/or chaired a range of UK and offshore boards in previous organisations.
Nick sits on our Executive Board as well as a number of other governance committees, including Risk and CASS Committees. He is based at our Leeds office and is responsible for all key operational and back-office teams within the business.
Jen has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, building a distinguished career in senior compliance and regulatory leadership roles.
She spent more than a decade with the AJ Bell Group as Head of Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), before joining Redmayne Bentley in 2023.
Jen brings extensive expertise in shaping and delivering compliance strategy, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, and embedding effective governance frameworks. She is passionate about fostering a strong culture of compliance, supporting sustainable business growth, and delivering positive outcomes for clients.
Jen lives in West Yorkshire and in her free time enjoys spending time with her family and travelling.
Mike is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and brings more than 25 years of experience in wealth management and financial services, holding roles at board and director level.
Before joining Redmayne Bentley, he held a number of senior risk and compliance positions, most recently at Interactive Investor and previously as Director and Chief Risk Officer at Investec Wealth & Investment.
Mike lives in North Yorkshire and at the weekend can be found on a golf course in the summer and at the Riverside Stadium in the winter, where he is a longstanding and long-suffering season ticket holder.
He joined Redmayne Bentley in 2026.