Robert is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and a Chartered Wealth Manager.  He joined WH Ireland Limited in 2014 as Head of Wealth Management at the Manchester office.

Robert has over 30 years’ experience advising a number of high net worth individuals and families, trusts and charities across the UK. As well as being Chairman of the North West Regional Advisory Group of the London Stock Exchange, Robert chairs the Board of Trustees of the Wood Street Mission, the Manchester children’s charity. He has previously chaired Pro Manchester, the corporate membership organisation representing the financial and professional service community in and around Greater Manchester.

Andrew is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and Deputy Head of Manchester Wealth Management and is responsible for the management of trust, corporate and private client assets. Andrew chairs the Group’s Collectives Committee and is a key member of the Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction Committees.

After attending Hayward High School in Bolton, Andrew studied and attained a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Sheffield and was awarded the Clayton Prize for Economics on graduation.

Andrew began his career in 1998 as a Portfolio Manager with Capel Cure Myers, which later became part of Barclays Wealth. Andrew subsequently joined WH Ireland Limited as Associate Director in 2008.

Having graduated from the University of York with a degree in Economics and Economic & Social History, Phil began his career in the wealth management industry in London in 1999. Phil has achieved both Chartered Financial Planner and Chartered Wealth Manager status – qualifications regarded as the ‘gold standard’ of excellence and integrity for the wealth management industry.

Phil is a highly experienced and natural relationship builder and joined WHIreland in 2016 having previously worked at Barclays Wealth Investment Management and Coutts (in Manchester) where he provided specialist advice to high net worth individuals and families. Phil’s focus is to provide tailored financial planning solutions to clients with a particular focus on investment, retirement, and estate planning strategies within tax-efficient structures.