Blackwood

Martina Ashley
020 7220 0277

Martina focuses principally on the asset management and hedge fund practices. Before Blackwood she worked at Goldman Sachs for two years in the Equities Division in Global Technology Sales and Institutional Client Services. She read Politics and Philosophy at Bristol.

Annie Bergius
020 7220 0263

Annie focuses principally on the asset management and hedge fund practices. Before Blackwood she worked at Saxton Bampfylde Hever for three years working across all practice areas. She read Sociology with Law at Durham.

Lauren Bridgman
020 7220 0261

Lauren works across all practice areas. Before Blackwood she worked as a Research Assistant to a Member of Parliament for two years. She read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oriel College, Oxford.

Harry Chetwood
020 7220 0289

Harry leads assignments across the hedge fund and asset management practices. Before Blackwood he worked at Richmond & Co. He was previously a UK fund manager at Smith & Williamson Investment Management for three years. He read Theology and Anthropology at Durham.

Joanne Clayton
020 7220 0297

Joanne focuses principally on the investment banking and private equity practices. Before Blackwood she worked at research and recruitment consultancy FreshMinds for two years. She read Modern History at St. Andrews and then spent a year studying History and Political Science in the US.

Emma Coates
020 7220 0264

Emma is an Administrator in Blackwood’s Finance, Administration and IT Group. Before Blackwood she worked at a new media advertising company.

Rowena Colthurst
020 7220 0274

Rowena focuses principally on the Private Equity practice. Before Blackwood she worked at The Rose Partnership for six years. She has worked in all product areas of investment banking and private equity. She read Classics at Bristol.

Susie Cummings
020 7220 0272

Susie leads assignments across all practice areas. Before Blackwood she worked at The Rose Partnership for twelve years and was responsible for building the equities, fixed income, and derivatives practices. She has a background in venture capital and equity broking.

Ariana Daykin
020 7220 0262

Ariana works across all practice areas. Before Blackwood she worked at Oxbridge Group on graduate recruitment campaigns. She read Oriental Studies at Balliol College, Oxford and spent a year studying Mandarin at Peking University, China.

Genevieve Dunne
020 7220 0291

Genevieve is Blackwood’s Office Manager. Before Blackwood she worked at Nortel Networks.

Deborah Felix
020 7220 0286

Deborah focuses principally on the real estate, investment banking, and private equity practices. Before Blackwood she worked at Russell Reynolds Associates for four years. Prior to that she was a strategy consultant at Mercer Management Consulting. She read Land Economy and Management Studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

Iris Fornefeld
020 7220 0285

Iris is an Administrator in Blackwood’s Finance, Administration and IT Group. Before Blackwood she worked in local government and at City of Westminster College.

Will House
020 7220 0299

Will focuses principally on the consumer, retail and leisure practices. Before Blackwood he worked at a global search firm and at Long Reach, a sports finance and risk management consultancy. Prior to that, he spent four years as a professional cricketer for Kent and Sussex. He read History at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.

Celia Leaberry
020 7220 0295

Celia focuses principally on the TMT practice. Before Blackwood she worked at Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein for five years in the Equities Division in Media and Midcap Research. She read Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Kimberly Linton
020 7220 0282

Kimberly focuses principally on the consumer and TMT practices. Before Blackwood she worked at McKinsey as a Business Analyst for three years in New Jersey and London on strategy, operations, organisation and marketing-related issues. She read Economics at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Hector Macandrew
020 7220 0284

Hector focuses principally on the energy, mining and utilities practices. Before Blackwood he was at Skillcapital working on board level assignments for private equity backed businesses across all sectors. Before his career in search, he was Artists’ Manager of Scottish Opera for five years. He read Music at York.

Eleanor Major
020 7220 0258

Eleanor works across all practice areas. Before Blackwood she worked as an Editor at Debrett’s for two years. Prior to that she taught Religious Studies at a Worcestershire prep school. She read Theology at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Richard Marshall
020 7220 0260

Richard works across all practice areas. Before Blackwood he worked at Astbury Marsden as a Consultant focusing on the TMT sector. Prior to this he worked for Global Education, recruiting staff into schools. He read Geography with International Relations at the University of Plymouth.

Helen Metcalfe
020 7220 0290

Helen focuses principally on the retail and consumer practices. Before Blackwood she worked at TMP/Highland Partners and at Whitehead Mann. Prior to that she was a Commercial Manager with Marks and Spencer for five years. She read Modern and Medieval Languages at New Hall, Cambridge.

Mark Mullen
020 7220 0298

Mark leads assignments across the industrial and service sector practices. Before Blackwood he worked at Ian Jones & Partners. Previously he worked at Russell Reynolds. Prior to his career in search, he was an officer in the British Army (Brigade of Gurkhas). He read Anthropology at University College, London.

Suji Nair
020 7220 0259

Suji works in the IT team. Before Blackwood he worked at BAE Systems

Jenny Palmer
020 7220 0279

Jenny focuses principally on the healthcare, chemicals and industrials practices. Before Blackwood she worked at JP Morgan for five years in UK Mergers & Acquisitions and Healthcare M&A. She read Biochemistry at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford

Louise Pridham
020 7220 0280

Louise is Head of the Administration team. Before Blackwood she worked at Saxton Bamfylde and American Express.

Amanda Smithson
020 7220 0273

Amanda leads assignments across all practice areas. Before Blackwood she worked at Morgan Stanley for thirteen years. She spent ten years in Mergers & Acquisitions in London and New York before becoming COO of the Investment Banking Division. She read English and then Law at Jesus College, Cambridge.

Emily Taylor
020 7220 0275

Emily leads assignments in all areas of finance, including CFOs, finance directors and financial controllers across all industries. She also works broadly in Financial Services, focusing on investment banking and retail financial services. Before Blackwood she worked at The Rose Partnership for four years. She has worked in all product areas of investment banking and private equity. She read Classics at Bristol.

Georgina Vaughan
020 7220 0296

Georgina focuses principally on the industrial and business services practices. Before Blackwood she worked at Goldman Sachs in the Private Wealth Management Division for one year, focusing on UK clients. She also spent some time working with the Investment Strategy Group. She read History at Edinburgh.

Simon Vickers
020 7220 0283

Simon works across all practice areas. Before Blackwood he spent six months working in the litigation department of a leading British utility firm. He read Modern History and Economics at Jesus College, Oxford.

Sarah-Jane Walsh
020 7220 0294

Sarah-Jane is Blackwood’s Financial Controller. Before Blackwood she worked at a media design agency.

Terry Wells
020 7220 0287

Terry is Blackwood’s Chief Technology Officer. Before Blackwood he worked at BAE Systems, ABN Amro and Lloyds Treasury as an independent consultant.

Lisa Wilkinson
020 7220 0278

Lisa is Blackwood’s Chief Operating Officer and manages the Finance, Administration and IT Group. Before Blackwood she worked at Deutsche Bank.

Harriet Colthurst
020 7220 0257

John Pearson
020 7220 0259

John works in the IT team. Before Blackwood he worked for AON Risk Services and then IPS Totalstaffing.