Former 7IM head of wealth management to join James Hambro & Partners

Montgomery to open Edinburgh office

Lauren Mason
clock • 2 min read

Alex Montgomery, former head of wealth management at 7IM, has joined James Hambro & Partners as partner to head up its new Edinburgh office.

Montgomery, who was joint CEO of Tcam Asset Management before it was acquired by 7IM in 2018, will run JH&P's second regional office. The former head of Aberdeen Standard Capital Aidan Butler opened its first outpost in Leeds at the beginning of 2020. The firm expects the new office to open by April and said there are "more hires in the pipeline". "We want to have the capacity to deliver all the firm's services from the Edinburgh office, so that will mean recruiting experienced and capable financial planning and investment professionals and support staff," Montgomery explained. "Ho...

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