Our Management Team

 

Alex Morley

Managing Director

Alex is responsible for business strategy and growth.

He has been in financial services for 35 years.  Alex founded and led English Mutual Group from 2001 to its eventual acquisition by Sanlam in 2012.  He then became CEO of Sanlam Wealth Planning a restricted advice offering employing over 250 people, he held several other Directorships for Sanlam as well as serving as a board member of APFA (Association of Professional Financial Advisers) the industry trade body.

He believes passionately in businesses operating as a force for good and putting people and clients before profits.    

Suzi Lane FPFS

Compliance & Operations Director

Suzi is a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and Chartered Financial Planner, enjoying her many years experience working alongside individual and corporate clients to help them achieve their financial goals.

Suzi is a founding Director of Bespoke Advice. She is also a compliance specialist and climate risk professional. She has a keen focus on the client experience and is the driving force behind the principals and values of the company and how we can be better and deliver greater value to our clients, colleagues, our community and our planet.

Audrey Dorrell

Head of Office

Becky Hallett

T&C Supervisor

Caroline Oliver

Head of Administration

Nicki Small

Finance Manager

Becky Jones

Head of Paraplanning

Our Support Team

 

Amy Davies

Financial Services Administrator

Emma Levez

Paraplanner

James Oakley

Operations Associate

Owen Alekna

Trainee Financial Planner

Raj Goel APFS

Paraplanner to Rob Jones

Our Planner Team

 

Carl Bloomfield

APFS

Chartered Financial Planner

carlbloomfield@bespoke-advice.com

07780 476121

Carl is a Chartered Financial Planning professional with over 25 years’ experience providing holistic financial planning advice to Entrepreneurs, Company Directors and Professionals.

Carl is a strong believer in delivering independent advice in a professional but approachable manner, providing clarity and transparency at every step.  This approach has served him well over many years in generating numerous referrals from existing clients.

Kevin Worrall

FPFS

Chartered Financial Planner

kevinworrall@bespoke-advice.com

07412 648265

Kevin Worrall is a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and Chartered Financial Planner, and enjoys helping clients achieve their objectives, with a friendly, down to earth approach. Kevin is also an accredited member of the Society of Later Life Advisers and is passionate about advising people on retirement planning and in later life on how best to meet the ongoing costs at home or in a Care Home.

 

Lisa Holton

MSc FPFS FCSI

Chartered Financial Planner

lisaholton@bespoke-advice.com

07891 711661

Lisa is a Fellow of both the PFS and CISI, as well as a Chartered Financial Planner. Working within the Financial Services industry for over 25 years helping both individual and corporate clients, with the added experience of running her own business in the past.

Lisa firmly believes in offering individual independent advice  in a professional but approachable and caring manner, serving her well in generating referrals from existing clients.

Marc Bell

APFS

Chartered Financial Planner

marcbell@bespoke-advice.com

07759 703507

Marc is a Chartered Financial planner with over 12 years experience providing financial planning advice to clients. He has gained experience in both the UK and South East Asia, assisting individuals, families and businesses with their financial objectives. He places great importance on building long term relationships, based on trust and honest advice.

Outside of work, Marc partakes in a variety of sports including football, cricket and cycling, to varying levels of success. He is also kept busy by his young family, and golden retriever for good measure.

Michael Heaney

APFS

Chartered Financial Planner

michaelheaney@bespoke-advice.com

07872 445837

Michael is a Chartered Financial Planner, who also holds qualifications to advise on mortgages and Equity Release. Michael draws on the experiences he had from a long professional rugby career and applies these in building long term relationships and helping clients to achieve their financial goals.

Michael is based at our Worcester offices and enjoys all things Rugby and spending time with his family.

Phoebe Lane

APFS

Chartered Financial Planner

phoebelane@bespoke-advice.com

07548 763345

Phoebe is a Chartered Financial Planner and enjoys providing advice across all areas of financial planning including retirement, investments and protection and mortgages.

Phoebe values the close working relationship she develops with her clients and helping them achieve their long term goals with her holistic approach to financial planning.

She is based at our Worcester offices and enjoys hiking and travel.

Rob Jones

APFS

Chartered Financial Planner

robjones@bespoke-advice.com

07710 329485

Rob is a Chartered Financial Planner with over 30 years’ experience providing holistic financial planning advice to Professionals including :- Doctors, Bankers, Lawyers, Accountants and Entrepreneurs. Having originally trained at the Royal London Hospital, he has dealt with the ever more complex issues surrounding advice for healthcare professionals and NHS Trusts.

Rob is a specialist in all forms of retirement planning, and Pensions in Divorce matters. He enjoys establishing every client’s personal goals & objectives, and tailoring his advice to meet those goals in a transparent and easy to understand way.

Carl Drummond

DipPFS

Financial Planner

carldrummond@bespoke-advice.com

07889 990262

Carl is originally from New Zealand and has been advising clients for 20 years in the UK. 

Carl works in long-term partnerships with his clients and acts as a professional partner to help clients understand the journey that they need to take in order to achieve the life that they want.

He provides advice on financial goal planning, retirement and investment planning and protection and mortgages.

Chris Edwards

DipPFS

Financial Planner

chrisedwards@bespoke-advice.com

07855 397631

Chris has been advising clients for over a decade and is a firm believer in the very real benefits quality financial planning can deliver. Focused on building long term relationships, Chris creates a clear financial plan and investment strategy for every client to help them achieve their financial objectives.

He specialises in the professional services and finance sector and is an advocate of the use of technological solutions to enhance his client’s experience.

Graeme Sturt

DipPFS CertSMP

Financial Planner

graemesturt@bespoke-advice.com

07881 788505

Graeme has been a financial adviser for over 20 years, advising both individual and corporate clients on nearly all financial matters, particularly Mortgages and Equity Release. He is a member of the Society of Mortgage Professionals.

Graeme is proud of the way that he builds long term, close relationships with his clients who feel comfortable to continue to refer close friends and family to him for advice.

James Baker

DipPFS

Financial Planner

jamesbaker@bespoke-advice.com

James is a Financial Planner based from our Worcester offices and strives to build long lasting relationships in which he can offer a holistic approach to financial planning 

James takes pride in helping clients meet their financial objectives so that they can transition smoothly through the ins and outs of life's stressful events 

Outside office hours,  James loves travelling the world, tasty food and a good cup of coffee

Lisa Lloyd-Franks

DipPFS

Financial Planner

lisalloyd-franks@bespoke-advice.com

07966 172540

Lisa has been a Financial Planner for over 25 years and has developed strong long term working relationships with her clients over this period of time. She works with private individual clients in relation to their overall financial planning objectives. Lisa predominantly deals with investment and retirement planning strategies for clients,  to help them achieve their end goals and objectives in the future  . She also works with several solicitors and advises on Family Law matters from the pre-nuptial stage through to the division of finances in relation to divorce.

Nicola Bywater

DipPFS

Financial Planner

nicolabywater@bespoke-advice.com

07789 995451

Nicola has been an adviser for over 25 years.  She offers a broad spectrum of advice but predominately deals with investments and helping clients plan towards a financially secure future, for those who are retired or planning for retirement.  

She works closely with fellow professional solicitors with a speciality towards elderly client work and care fees planning.  Nicola has given specialist advice within this sector for over 20 years.  Her attention to detail is a core driver and she offers a personal service to each individual client.

Richard Bywater

DipPFS

Financial Planner

richardbywater@bespoke-advice.com

07841 875865

Richard has worked in the industry as an adviser for 30 years. He works with individual clients as well as fellow professionals such as solicitors and accountants giving advice on inheritances, personal injury claims, Court of Protection cases and divorce proceeds. 

Many of Richard’s clients have been with him for over 20 years. One of his key attributes is the quality of service he provides which is reflected in his close working relationship with all his clients.

Tom Manton-Janes

DipPFS

Financial Planner

tommantonjones@bespoke-advice.com

Tom is a Financial Planner based at our Worcester Offices with a passion for helping clients achieve their goals with comprehensive, tailored advice. He values building long-term relationships with clients, ensuring they receive ongoing support and guidance as their financial needs evolve.

Tom enjoys providing advice across areas of financial planning including pensions, investments, protection and mortgages.

Outside of work, Tom enjoys both playing and watching football as well as looking after his two dogs.

Recently Retired Planners

Mike Woods

APFS

Chartered Financial Planner

Richard Coggins

DipPFS

Financial Planner