Evelyn Partners appoints Bindesh Sajvani as Chief Risk Officer and Group Head of Compliance

Evelyn Partners is pleased to confirm that following regulatory approval Bindesh Sajvani has been appointed as the Group Chief Risk Officer.

Bindesh Sajvani
Published: 06 Dec 2023 Updated: 06 Dec 2023

Evelyn Partners appoints Bindesh Sajvani as Chief Risk Officer and Group Head of Compliance

Evelyn Partners is pleased to confirm that following regulatory approval Bindesh Sajvani has been appointed as the Group Chief Risk Officer.

Bindesh has joined Evelyn Partners from Pendal Group, the owner of J O Hambro Capital Management, where he was the Global Chief Risk Officer. Prior to this he was Global Chief Risk Officer for Intermediate Capital Group Plc, the UK publicly listed alternative asset management group.

He is a qualified Accountant and worked at Ernst & Young, where he was a Senior Consultant in the Business Risk Consultancy practice. His career has included senior risk and compliance roles in subsidiaries of Lloyds Bank Plc (Scottish Widows Investment Management), Aviva Plc (Morley Fund Management) and at Aberdeen Asset Management. Bindesh was previously a member of the Edinburgh University Audit and Risk Committee.

Paul Geddes, Group Chief Executive Officer of Evelyn Partners commented: “I’m pleased to welcome Bindesh to the senior leadership team at Evelyn Partners. He is a highly experienced professional who has worked in senior risk and compliance roles for over 25 years. I look forward to working closely with him as we execute our strategy.”

About Evelyn Partners

Evelyn Partners is the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, created following the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson in 2020. With £59.1 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2023), we are one of the largest UK wealth managers ranked by client assets and the seventh largest accountancy firm by ranked by Group fee income (source: Accountancy Age 50+50 rankings, 2023).

We have a network of offices in 30 towns and cities across the UK, the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. Through our operating companies, we offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities, and businesses.

Our purpose is to ‘place the power of good advice into more hands’, and we are uniquely well-placed to support clients with both their personal financial affairs and their business interests. Our personal wealth management services include financial planning, investment management, personal tax advice and, through Bestinvest, we have a multi award-winning online investment service for self-directed investors. For businesses, our wide range of services includes assurance and accounting, business tax advice, employee benefits, forensics

For further information please visit: www.evelyn.com