Evelyn Partners appoints Kjersti Wiklund as a Non-Executive Director
Evelyn Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Kjersti Wiklund as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Evelyn Partners, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kjersti Wiklund as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Evelyn Partners, the UK wealth management and professional services group created from the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kjersti Wiklund as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Kjersti is a seasoned Non-Executive, having previously had a very successful senior management career. She will bring a wealth of technology and business experience to the Board of Evelyn Partners. During her executive career she held several senior leadership roles in a variety of countries, including Director, Group Technology Operations of Vodafone, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer of Kyivstar in Ukraine, Chief Operating Officer of VimpelCom Russia, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Digi Telecommunications in Malaysia and Chief Information Officer at Telenor in Norway.
Kjersti is currently a Non-Executive Director of Nordea, the leading Nordic financial services group, and UK listed firms Spectris plc and Zegona Communications plc. She is also Non-Executive Director of Babcock International Group plc which she will step down from at the 2022 AGM. Kjersti has previously served on the Boards of Trainline Plc, technology firm Laird plc prior to its acquisition by Advent International, software firm Cxense and was Chair of Saga Robotics / Thorvald.
Kjersti graduated with an MSc in Electronics Engineering and Computer Science from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Additionally, she holds a Master in Business Management degree from the BI Norwegian Business School where she is now a member of the International Advisory Board.
Chris Grigg, Chair of Evelyn Partners, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Kjersti to the Board of Evelyn Partners. She joins at a key moment for the group, having successfully completed the integration of Tilney and Smith & Williamson and recently moved to a new, unified brand. Kjersti has an outstanding business track record and brings considerable knowledge and acumen in using technology to drive change. I am very confident that her insights will prove invaluable to Evelyn Partners as we continue to progress with our ongoing programme of digital innovation.”
About Evelyn Partners
Evelyn Partners was created in 2020 through the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson. With £63.0 billion of assets under management (as at 31 December 2024), we are one of the largest UK wealth managers ranked by client assets.
Through an extensive network of offices across 25 towns and cities in the UK, as well as the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands, we support private clients, family trusts and charities, as well as provide investment solutions to financial intermediaries. Our diverse client base includes entrepreneurs, C-suite senior managers and partners of professional firms.
Our expertise span both award-winning financial planning and investment management, enabling us to offer clients a truly holistic dual expert wealth management service. Through Bestinvest, we also provide an online investment platform and coaching service, for self-directed investors, consistent with our purpose of ‘placing the power of good advice into more hands’.