My Succession Wealth Platform Login Contact Us About You About Us Work With Us Specialist Divisions Insights About Us Our Executive Team Our Executive Team Our Executive Team bring a wealth of experience and specialist knowledge to their roles. Together, they share leadership of the day-to-day management of Succession, as well as the delivery of our long-term vision and commitment to an exceptional client experience. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER James Stevenson James became CEO of Succession in January 2018 and is responsible for the strategy, leadership, and continued growth of the business. Having joined Succession in April 2015 as Group Operations Director bringing a wealth of experience gained from over 25 years working within the financial services sector for several companies including AXA, Logica, Aon, and Accenture. James’ vision for Succession is to be the Trusted Advisor of Choice by building meaningful relationships with our clients through understanding them, their goals, and their aspirations. He is passionate about putting people at the heart of everything we do by ensuring every individual at Succession lives by our purpose, values and behaviours and take pride in the company we work for. CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER Peter Coleman Peter is a Chartered Accountant and has been a director of financial advice businesses for 20-years. During this time he has looked after most functional areas including Finance, Operations, Financial Planning and Strategy. In the past, he has led the re-formed ‘Man From the Pru’ with Prudential and was CEO of Positive Solutions who were, at the time the largest nationally branded IFA in the UK. He is passionate about delivering a first-class service to clients and believes in holistic advice in order to look after all our clients financial needs. CHIEF RISK OFFICER Susan Puddephatt Susan is an ex-regulator with a deep understanding of financial services regulation. She also has extensive expertise in risk management and governance across most parts of financial services. Prior to joining Succession, Susan held a number of senior Risk & Compliance roles, most recently at Tilney Group, and, prior to that, Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Equitable Life and RSA Group. She has also worked as risk and regulatory consultant. Susan is passionate about helping people to be good money managers and is a strong believer in importance of financial planning in that process. DIRECTOR OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Michelle Law Michelle has worked in financial services for over 20 years in a range of investment banking roles in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. This includes 8 years at UBS in Sydney where she was Chief Operating Officer for UBS’s corporate finance and capital markets businesses across Asia Pacific. Michelle joined Succession in 2015 and manages its merger and acquisition programme. Since joining Succession she has overseen the due diligence and legal execution of 35 acquisitions nationwide, working closely with colleagues across the company, giving her deep insight into Succession and how it operates. Michelle strives for the acquisition process to be a positive one for sellers, clients and their staff. GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR Steve Willis Steve is a Chartered Accountant with experience working in both practice and industry, specifically Financial Auditing, Corporate Finance (M&A), Banking, and leading finance teams in high growth environments. Responsible for Finance, Property and Data Intelligence, he is an ardent believer of collaborative working and enabling the Group to deliver a first-class service to clients. Steve lives in South Devon with his wife and three daughters, he is a keen swimmer and loves being outdoors. GROUP HR DIRECTOR Helen Blackmore Helen is a member of the CIPD and has been a senior HR and Commercial leader for over 10 years across Financial Services, Technology, Aviation and Hospitality sectors. Helen has responsibility for all People initiatives throughout our HR and L&D teams. This ranges from Planner Development, Culture, Reward and Recruitment. In the past she has spent time in HR at Flybe plc, and since 2013 as the Global Head of People Operations at blur Group plc, before becoming Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for both HR and Sales across the USA and EMEA. Helen brings energy and commercial HR skills to support the Group with an ambitious People agenda across Succession’s regional offices. GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY Adrian Webb Adrian joined Succession Group in September 2019 as General Counsel and Company Secretary. He is responsible for providing comprehensive in-house legal support to the business and he is also the Group’s data protection officer. Adrian is a highly experienced corporate and financial services lawyer, with previous appointments as Head of Legal for Police Mutual and Head of Legal for Sun Life Financial of Canada. As GC, Adrian strongly believes that legal advice to the business must be commercial, clear, and focussed on providing solutions to ensure the business achieves its objectives. Cookies message We use cookies to make this site simpler, monitor and analyse traffic to help inform and improve your browsing experience on our website. By clicking accept you give consent for all cookies to be used. If you wish to opt out of non-essential cookies then update your preferences. For more details, please read our Cookie Policy. 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