Lucy Tilley

Lucy Tilley has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer at Brooks Macdonald Group plc, joining the company on 12 October 2026 and the board following the AGM on 13 October 2026. With three decades of experience in the financial services sector, she brings strong business experience, deep commercial acumen and leadership skills.

Tilley holds a BSc in Economics and Accounting from Bristol University and qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG, becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Her finance leadership experience spans corporate advisory, investment banking, and listed company management across the wealth management and financial services sectors.

Career history

• Stonehage Fleming: Group Chief Financial Officer (most recent role, until October 2026)
• Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc: Chief Financial Officer (May 2015–May 2024)
• Canaccord Genuity: Director (approximately four years), where she worked on Mortgage Advice Bureau's AIM listing in 2014
• WestLB Panmure: Investment banking and corporate advisory positions

What Lucy Tilley could bring to Group Chief Financial Officer at Brooks Macdonald Group plc: Tilley's appointment represents significant financial leadership continuity for the UK wealth management sector. Her track record managing M&A activity and complexity scaling at Mortgage Advice Bureau, combined with recent exposure to wealth management operations at Stonehage Fleming, positions her well to support Brooks Macdonald's strategic expansion. Her chartered accountant credentials and extensive advisory background in financial services suggest capability to drive financial governance and strategic initiatives across the firm's £22 billion in client assets.