JM Finn Board Changes and Chairman Retires

Steven Sussman retired from the role of chairman of JM Finn following a 26 year career at the firm as part of a recent series of changes to the board.

Steven was Chairman for the firm since 2020, following his retirement from executive roles. Having joined the firm in 1997 he served as Managing Partner, Managing Director and, then ultimately CEO. 

Hugo Bedford, CEO commented: “Steven has helped steer the firm through a key period of its evolution and we thank him for his calm and methodical approach. In particular he brought to the firm a focus on corporate governance enabling the business to grow even through difficult markets. We are extremely grateful for all that he has done for the business over many years.”

Steven stood down at the end of 2023 with Luc Bertrand stepping into the role. Luc has served on the JM Finn Board since September 2011 and has previously served as CEO of Ackermans & van Haaren (AvH), the parent company of Delen Private Bank, who acquired JM Finn in 2011.  Luc has direct experience of the UK market having been a full Board member at Schroders.

The firm also says a goodbye and thank you to Jan Suykens, who has served on the Board since the 2011 acquisition and also Jens Van Nieuwenborgh. These changes follow the recent appointment of Louise Hall, a former Board member of Investec Wealth & Investment, Christophe Maters, who previously worked at Quintet Private Bank and Vincent Camerlynck, an experienced non-executive director who spent most of his career at BNP Paribas in various roles.

Louise Hall has spent her entire 30 year career within the UK private client and wealth management industry. As an experienced investment manager, she fulfilled a number of roles during that period at Investec Wealth & Investment including Head of Charities and Head of London Investment Management and most recently, as a member of the UK board.

Vincent Camerlynck is an experienced Independent Non-Executive Director, whose current mandates include Capfi Delen Asset Management. Initially focused on Investment Banking and Equities, he held executive positions at Petercam in New York, HSBC in London and Goldman Sachs in London and Paris. He joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in 2005 as Member of the Group Exco and Global Head of Business Development and held several senior roles including CEO and Chairman of BNPP AM UK and CEO APAC.

Christophe Maters joined Ackermans & van Haaren as an investment director in May 2023, having previously worked at Bain & Company, Qatar National Bank and Quintet Private Bank. Christophe brings to the role experience in corporate strategy definition and implementation, M&A, performance management and transformation, and most recently sales and client delivery management.