Rathbones today confirms the appointment of Natalie Merrens as Head of Investment Solutions for Rathbone Private Office. Natalie has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry and joins from Kleinwort Benson where she was Head of the Investment Solutions Group. At Rathbones, she will be responsible for building the Rathbone Private Office proposition and will work alongside the client-facing team to help them provide investment advice and service to Private Office clients. Natalie will report to Andrew Clark, Head of Rathbone Private Office.

Natalie began her career as an FX trader at Lehman Brothers before taking on a similar role at Citibank, where she remained for six years. Following this she moved to UBS Wealth Management where she worked as an Investment Consultant for over five years before being appointed Kleinwort Benson Private Bank’s Head of Strategic Wealth Advisory. Natalie then spent nine years as Head of the Investment Solutions Group at Kleinwort Benson before joining Rathbones. 

Philip Howell, Chief Executive of Rathbones, said: “We are delighted to have attracted someone with Natalie’s credentials and proven track record in the super high net worth market. We are very pleased that she has chosen to join our team as we extend Rathbones’ presence in this important segment of the market.”

Natalie Merrens commented: “Rathbones is a very highly regarded business with outstanding levels of client service. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to help Rathbones build a market-leading Private Office offering.”

For further press information, please contact:

Sophie McCourt
Head of Internal Communications
Rathbones Group
020 7399 0000

Hugo Mortimer-Harvey 
Quill PR
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