Our Team

Thornbridge’s team of specialists have broad experience across the investment management services spectrum.

Board Member
James Bedford
Partner & Chief Investment Officer
James Bedford is the Chief Investment Officer and a partner. He is responsible for all fund strategies and oversees investment advisers. He has been working in finance since 1987 and has a strong understanding of both the wealth and fund management sectors. James was a partner in the equities team at Cazenove & Co. for many years and then a managing director in the funds team at JP Morgan Asset Management. James is a founding partner of Thornbridge Investment Management.
Board Member
Patrick Hall
Partner, CEO & Compliance Officer

Patrick Hall is the Compliance Officer and a partner. He has overall responsibility for regulation and compliance as well as fund structuring. Patrick is highly experienced in all aspects of fund regulation, investment advice and the appointed representative regime. He obtained a BSc. from Bristol University. Before moving into fund management and compliance, Patrick worked in FX and capital markets, primarily with Citibank and Chemical Bank. Patrick is a founding partner of Thornbridge.

Board Member
Richard Rothwell
Non-Executive Advisor

Richard is a Thornbridge Non-Executive Advisor. He brings a wealth of experience across the investment profession, having established Stoneware Capital, an FCA-regulated investment manager, in 2006. He began his career in 1985, qualifying as a chartered accountant and becoming an audit manager with Arthur Andersen, before managing money for three of the largest global investment managers: Hermes Investment Management, Deutsche Asset Management and Northern Trust. Richard is a Fellow and prior Chairman of the Board of CFA UK, one of the largest member societies of the CFA Institute, which promotes professionalism and the highest ethical standards. He has acted as an expert witness, including for the FCA, and graduated from Cambridge University. He was awarded the Wincott Foundation Prize by AIIMR (a precursor of CFA UK) and chaired the panel which was responsible for the Investment Management Certificate during the IMC’s formative years.

Charlotte Deakin
Chief Operating Officer

Charlotte is the Chief Operating Officer. Her responsibilities include finance, compliance, HR and the management and development of the Thornbridge technology platform. In addition to this she supervises the team responsible for the onboarding and ongoing monitoring of appointed representatives. She obtained a Marketing and Management BA, 1st Class Honours from Newcastle University. Charlotte has completed the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance, CISI Investment Advice Diploma and the LSE MBA Essentials course.

Henry Davies
Head of Funds - Portfolio

Henry is joint head of the Investment Funds Team with a focus on portfolio construction. He gained experience working in regulation and investment at a large international corporate. He has experience in transaction monitoring & reporting as well as KYC and financial crime prevention. He graduated from the University of Nottingham, obtaining a Second Class (Division 1) in History and Politics BA and has subsequently obtained a Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention from the International Compliance Association.

Andy Hope
Head of Funds - Risk

Andy is joint head of the Investment Funds Team with a focus on portfolio risk management. He began his career in financial technology and has spent the past two decades focussing on risk management, with projects covering credit, market and operational risk. Andy has worked across the spectrum of financial organisations including banking, private wealth, investment management and fintech. Andy’s experience includes EY’s Quantitative Advisory Services & Risk Management practice, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and as a consultant to tier-one investment management firms and pension funds. He has a Masters in Finance from London Business School and a BSc in Cognitive Science from the University of Sheffield.

Tanya Ricco
Senior Operational and Compliance Analyst

Tanya is a Senior Operational Risk and Compliance Analyst. In addition to producing analysis and research, she assists on trade execution and is involved with trade surveillance and monitoring, investment committees and regulatory reporting. Tanya graduated with an under-graduate Legal Theory and Economics degree and obtained a Second Class (Division 1) post-graduate degree in Financial Economics. Tanya has completed the CISI Certificate in Investment Management.

Tyrone Matthews
Trader & Buy Side Analyst

Tyrone leads the trading function. As well as trade execution he assists on both fund analysis and the operational compliance and risk management of Thornbridge’s Fund Advisory and Wealth Advisory appointed representative firms. Tyrone graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance while also passing his CFA Level 1 in his final year. Tyrone’s previous experience includes Hedge Funds specializing in the derivatives space.

Rosie Falkner
Senior Compliance Manager

Rosie is a Senior Compliance Manager. She focuses on providing compliance advice and monitoring for firms undertaking discretionary fund management, investment advice and fund distribution. She graduated from Newcastle University with a Second Class (Division 1) Honours in English Language BA. Rosie has been awarded the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance and the CISI Investment Advice Diploma and she is RDR qualified .

Georgie Lawton
Relationship Manager

Georgie is a Relationship Manager. She is focused on assisting with onboarding and compliance monitoring for firms that provide investment advice and fund distribution. Georgie graduated with a BA Hons in History from King’s College London and has achieved the Level 6 CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance and the Level 4 CISI Investment Advice Diploma.

Liv Ranson
Relationship Manager

Liv is a Relationship Manager. She is focused on assisting with onboarding and compliance monitoring for firms that provide investment advice and fund distribution. Liv graduated from the University of Nottingham with a First Class Honours degree in History before completing a Masters in Digital Marketing at Henley Business School. She is working towards the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance.

Edward Nix
Junior Risk & Compliance Analyst

Edward is a Junior Risk & Compliance Analyst. He is focused on assisting the Investment Fund Services team with ongoing trade monitoring, portfolio monitoring and regulatory reporting requirements. He graduated with a BSc Hons in Economics and Finance from Newcastle University.

Abby Corry
Junior Relationship Manager

Abby is a Junior Relationship Manager. She is focused on assisting with onboarding and compliance monitoring for firms that provide investment advice and fund distribution. Abby graduated with a Bsc Hons in Economics from the University of Warwick. She is currently working towards the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance.

Peter Halloway Churchill
Consultant

Peter Halloway Churchill is a Thornbridge Compliance Consultant. He began his career in the City working for the Bank of England before joining Chase Manhattan and subsequently Sumitomo Trust where he ran the Treasury and FX desks. Peter joined Fimat in 2001 to run the Derivatives Product Desk which led to 10 years of building and running successful FX, Fixed Income and Derivative businesses where he further developed his operational, trading and compliance knowledge.