UK's WH Ireland Strengthens Birmingham Office With Two Senior Hires

Stephen Little

5 March 2014

UK-listed has appointed Paul Smith and Hitesh Mistry as investment managers, based at its Birmingham office.

Both Smith and Hitesh will focus on growing the office’s discretionary client base, WH Ireland said in a statement.

Smith brings 17 years of experience to the role, most recently at Barclays Wealth & Investment Management, and prior to that he worked at Charles Stanley Stockbrokers.

Hitesh has 19 years of experience in the industry, most recently at Barclays Wealth & Investment Management, and before that was at Gerrard Investment Management.

In other recent news, WH Ireland announced it will launch an Isle of Man office, following regulatory approval from the Isle of Man financial supervision commission.

In its annual statement, WH Ireland Group reported a profit before tax of £1.65 million ($2.74 million) for its financial year ending 30 November 2013, compared to a loss of £177,000 the year before. Meanwhile, revenue increased by 18.2 per cent to £29.7 million for the 12 months to the end of November.