S&W executive team

Meet the members of our Executive Committee, who support the day-to-day management of the Group.
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Andrew Wilkes (2)

Andrew Wilkes

Chief Executive Officer | S&W

 

He was previously Chief Professional Services Director of Evelyn Partners, where he had overall responsibility for client teams working across Assurance and Business Services, Tax and Advisory.

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Andrew Baddeley

Andrew Baddeley

Chief Financial Officer | S&W

 

He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of the Tilney Smith & Williamson group. He joined Tilney in 2018 from TP ICAP plc, an inter-dealer broker listed on the London Stock Exchange, where he was Group Chief Financial Officer.

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Melanie Barnett

Melanie Barnett

General Counsel | S&W

 

She joined from Vanquis Banking Group plc (formerly Provident Financial plc), the London Stock Exchange listed specialist bank, where she was General Counsel and Company Secretary.

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Sid Welham

Sid Welham

Chief Operating Officer | S&W

 

Prior to joining S&W he spent five years as COO of HFW, an international law firm that has undergone considerable transformation and growth and eight years at KPMG fulfilling a number of operational and programme management roles.

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Caroline Walmsley

Caroline Walmsley

Chief People Officer | S&W

 

Caroline is Chief People Officer at S&W and was previously HR Director at Evelyn Partners, with responsibility for the firm’s people strategy within the professional services division. 

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Rob Talson

Rob Talson

Chief Information Officer | S&W

 

He was previously the Global Director for Digital at Dentons, the world's largest law firm. Prior to that Rob held similar leadership positions at leading professional services firms, including Cushman & Wakefield and EY.

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