Finance Team
Emily Taylor
020 7220 0275
Emily co-leads the investment banking and private equity practices. She also works more broadly in retail financial services and insurance. Before Blackwood she worked at the Rose Partnership. She read Classics at Bristol University.
Alan Stewart
020 7220 0255
Alan leads the CFO practice, working across all sectors, with a particular focus on Media, Retail and Oil & Gas. Before Blackwood he worked at Heidrick & Struggles and has 12 years industry experience. Prior to this he spent four years consulting in the Oil & Gas industry. He read Economics at Strathclyde University.
Shaneen Makhani
020 7220 0251
Shaneen works on assignments across all practice areas. Before Blackwood she worked for a disaster relief charity, focusing solely on their fundraising efforts. She read Politics and International Relations at Warwick University and then spent a year studying Economic Globalisation and Development at SOAS in London.
Richard Ashton
020 7220 0252
Richard works on assignments in the board and CFO practices in both the public and private arenas. Before Blackwood he worked at Spencer Stuart. He is a qualified accountant spending six years with KPMG in Audit and M&A. He read Commerce and French at Birmingham University.