Tilney expands with senior hire in Scotland
Financial Planner Tilney has continued to expand its presence in Scotland, with a move to a new office in Edinburgh and a new senior hire.
The firm has employed Ronnie Binnie from Standard Life Aberdeen as managing partner for Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Less than half a mile from the previous office in Melville Street the new office in Edinburgh’s Exchange District at Atria 2 Street opens today.
Atria 2, 148 Morrison Street is located adjacent to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and is 6,400 sq ft, 20% larger than the previous accommodation.
The office currently has 43 staff with “plenty of room to expand the team, as Tilney continues its hiring programme”.
Tilney, which manages over £24bn of assets for private clients and charities has an office presence in Scotland’s three largest cities: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Mr Binnie who will take on the overall responsibility for the east of Scotland business, leading the delivery of regional business plans for the Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices.
He will report to Paul Frame, head of Scotland and Northern Ireland at Tilney.
Mr Frame said: “We are delighted to welcome Ronnie to our business.
“He has a long and impressive record as a leader in our industry and he will be a huge asset to the team.
“Ronnie joins at a very exciting time for our business in Scotland as we look to expand our client based further and continue to make additional hires in both our Financial Planning and investment management teams.
“Having already established an excellent client base in the east of Scotland, the opening of Tilney’s new and bigger Edinburgh office is a yet another milestone to achieving our ambition of becoming the most trusted wealth manager in Scotland.”