Our Team
Meet our leadership team and our financial planners
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James Twining
Chief Executive OfficerJames is Chief Executive Officer of Wren Sterling, the Wren Sterling Group and Magnus. He joined the business in February 2022, having previously… Read more -
Ian Darby
Executive ChairmanIan is the Executive Chairman of Wren Sterling, the Wren Sterling Group and Magnus, Wren Sterling Group's discretionary fund management business. He… Read more -
Linda Payne
Chief Operating OfficerLinda is Wren Sterling's Chief Operating Officer and she has been in financial services for over thirty years, with her last ten years spent at Tilney… Read more -
Austin Hutchinson
Financial Planning DirectorAustin Hutchinson is Wren Sterling’s Financial Planning Director. Austin joined Wren Sterling as a result of the Mutual Financial Management… Read more -
David Kelly
Chief Financial OfficerDavid joined Wren Sterling following fourteen years at Barclays Bank, where he most recently was Managing Director of Savings and CEO of Barclays… Read more -
Paul Chafer
Chief Commercial OfficerPaul has 35 years’ experience in financial services and prior to joining Wren Sterling in 2008, he held a number of senior positions within banks… Read more -
Elaine Batchelor
Risk & Compliance DirectorElaine has over 25 years of financial services experience, having been successful in Sales Management, T&C and Compliance. Elaine joined the… Read more -
Henry Blunt
Acquisitions DirectorHenry Blunt is Wren Sterling’s Acquisitions Director. Henry joined Wren Sterling in November 2021 following eight years at Retiring IFA, where he… Read more -
Rory McPherson
Chief Market StrategistRory is CIO of Magnus, Wren Sterling Group's discretionary fund management business and Wren Sterling's Chief Market Strategist. He joined the… Read more -
Stephen Williams
Director of HRStephen joined Wren Sterling in November 2016 from Wesleyan Assurance Society. … Read more -
Clemmie Vaughan
Non-Executive DirectorClemmie is a former asset management group CEO. From 2017 to 2021 she led, grew, internationalised and digitised Ruffer, the pre-eminent investment… Read more -
Ian Halley
Non-Executive DirectorIan joined Wren Sterling from Aviva in November 2016 and was Chief Executive Officer for five and a half years, leading Wren Sterling through its… Read more