Senior appointments at Stonehage Fleming

Thursday 05 May 2022

International family office Stonehage Fleming has made two senior appointments.

Richard Stride has become Head of Family Office Jersey, and Bruce Sinclair has taken the role of Trustee Director in the Jersey Family Office Division.

Mr Stride joined the Stonehage Fleming Group in 2007 and was Head of the Family Office Division in Johannesburg before moving to the Jersey office in 2017.

He succeeds Ana Ventura who will now serve as a Trustee and Key Adviser to a number of Stonehage Fleming's high-net-worth international families.

Mr Sinclair, who joins from Standard Bank, where he served as Head of Legal for the Trust and Fiduciary Services Offshore Division, joining in 2017 and going on to lead the Fiduciary Legal Unit. He has also held various roles including working as a lawyer at Carey Olsen, qualifying from Dickson Minto WS.

In his new role, he will be based in Jersey and report to Mr Stride, and will be joining Stonehage Fleming's Board of the Jersey and British Virgin Islands Corporate Directors and Trustees.

Ian Crosby, Chair of the business, said: "It is a pleasure to welcome Bruce to Stonehage Fleming. His extensive technical and commercial experience will be invaluable to our existing talented and dedicated team. His appointment reflects the importance of our continued role as trusted advisers to leading families of the future and wealth creators."

He added: "We look forward to Richard's continued work in his new role as Head of Family Office Jersey, and thank Ana for her years of dedication and commitment. Both are extremely valued members of Stonehage Fleming's Jersey office."