Russell A. Lane
Chief Executive Officer
Russell is a Board Director and the founder of Brunel. He is responsible for the overseeing of all the Company’s operations.
Ria Coles DipPFS
Financial Planning Director
Ria is responsible for advising private and corporate clients on all areas of financial planning and has over 17 years’ experience in financial services. Ria holds a L4 Diploma in Financial Planning, is an Associate Member of the Society Of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) and was also a finalist for two awards in the Women in Financial Advice awards 2020.
Alex Nicklin DipPFS
Partner - Head of Private Client
Alex has over 18 years’ experience within the financial services sector, including 10 years as a regulated financial planner. He is responsible for overseeing the private client offering and delivering financial planning and Wealth management to Brunel’s clients.
Carl Tuttiett APFS, CII (Award)
Partner - Head of Financial Planning
Carl is the Head of Financial Planning and is responsible for the advice team, providing financial planning and wealth management to Brunel’s key clients. With over 15 years’ experience as a regulated financial adviser, his Chartered status stands as testament to his expertise.
Siobhan Moore
Director - Group Finance
Siobhan heads up our Accounts Team and is responsible for all functions of our accounting department; from collecting and paying Insurer money to the management of accounts.
Tim Brienza LLB (Hons) FPFS
Chartered Financial Planner
Tim provides financial planning and wealth management to our high net worth clients. With over 6 years’ experience in financial services and a background in law, he also holds the Advanced Diploma as a Chartered Financial Planner and has achieved the status of Fellow of the Personal Finance Society in 2019, the highest qualification attainable with the CII.
Ella Patel
Paraplanner
Ella brings 2 years' experience to the team and is working towards her Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning and training to become a financial adviser.
As a paraplanner, Ella takes on a varied role including compiling research and reports that our financial planners use to assist our clients.
Iain Black DipPFS
Managing Director
With over 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector, Iain is responsible for managing the Brunel Wealth team and recruiting the highest quality advisers and support staff.
Trai Elliston-Sackett
Wealth Administrator
Trai joined Brunel in 2020 and works to support the team with administrative tasks and uphold client servicing. He is currently working towards the Diploma in Financial Planning.
Chris Ladkin ACII
Chairman
Chris is a key part of the management team, having been a board director of various other insurance brokers over the last 30 years. He is responsible for advising the board and looking after key clients.
Leeann Taylor DipPFS
Paraplanner
Leeann has over 20 years' experience which she utilises to provide support, compile research, review compliance documents and create and review reports of recommendations to clients.
Steve Hughes FPFS
Head of Proposition and Client Delivery
Steve's role is to help design and deliver the
service we provide to our clients, determine the best solutions to use and provide technical support our team and clients.
Tom Jones DipPFS
Financial Planner
Tom's former company merged with Brunel in 2021. Tom brings 40 years' of industry experience to the team and works to provide financial planning advice to clients, in particular assisting clients to organise their finances as they move into retirement.
Katherine Gould
Client Services Manager
Katherine has over 20 years’ experience from both large financial services and small independent advice firms. She provides support to the Wealth management team and maintains client relations.
Jonathan Abbott DipPFS
Associate Financial Planner
Jon has 7 years' experience in financial services including tax planning, investments, estate and succession planning. He holds a Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning and continues to study to obtain his Chartered status.
Hazel Postma DipDM
Associate Director - Head of Marketing
Hazel heads up our marketing department, supporting the growth of the Company. Based in our Bristol office, she oversees the marketing, events and PR across the Group.
