Schroders Expands Media Relations Team After Award-Winning Year

Schroders Expands Media Relations Team After Award-Winning Year

(IN BRIEF) Schroders has strengthened its Media Relations Team with the appointments of Charlotte Banks and Jessye Brandon. Charlotte, an award-winning PR specialist and former journalist, will lead public markets PR, while Jessye, with extensive private markets expertise, will support Schroders Capital’s media outreach. These hires follow the team’s recent win of the PR Campaign of the Year award, highlighting Schroders’ commitment to maintaining its leadership in financial communications.

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 20-Nov-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroders has announced the addition of Charlotte Banks and Jessye Brandon to its award-winning Media Relations Team, further enhancing its communications expertise across public and private markets.

Charlotte Banks, previously with Schroders Personal Wealth, will lead public relations for public markets. Her role involves collaborating with stakeholders in wealth management, pensions, investment trusts, and insurance asset management to maintain Schroders’ leading media presence in these sectors. An experienced media communications specialist, Charlotte brings an impressive background as a former journalist at Trustnet and Professional Adviser, combined with award-winning PR campaign expertise and extensive UK media connections.

Jessye Brandon will focus on PR activities for Schroders Capital, the firm’s private markets division. She joins from Legal & General Investment Management’s press team, where she developed deep expertise in private markets, strategic insight, and strong media relationships. Jessye’s knowledge will bolster Schroders Capital’s media outreach and reinforce the firm’s position as a leader in private market innovations.

The appointments come after Schroders Media Relations Team received the prestigious PR Campaign of the Year award at the Financial Promoter Awards earlier this month. The accolade recognized its exceptional work in promoting UK capital markets and private market innovation.

These new hires highlight Schroders’ ongoing commitment to delivering impactful media campaigns and maintaining its reputation as a leader in financial communications.

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Schroders is a global investment manager which provides active asset management, wealth management and investment solutions, with £773.7 billion (€912.6 billion; $978.1 billion) of assets under management at 30 June 2024. As a UK listed FTSE100 company, Schroders has a market capitalisation of circa £6 billion and over 6,000 employees across 38 locations. Established in 1804, Schroders remains true to its roots as a family-founded business. The Schroder family continues to be a significant shareholder, holding approximately 44% of the issued share capital.

Schroders’ success can be attributed to its diversified business model, spanning different asset classes, client types and geographies. The company offers innovative products and solutions through four core business divisions: Public Markets, Solutions, Wealth Management, and Schroders Capital, which focuses on private markets, including private equity, renewable infrastructure investing, private debt & credit alternatives, and real estate.

Schroders aims to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. This means directing capital towards resilient businesses with sustainable business models, consistently with the investment goals of its clients. Schroders serves a diverse client base that includes pension schemes, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as end clients through partnerships with distributors, financial advisers, and online platforms.

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Media Contact:

Andy Pearce
Head of Media Relations
+44 20 7658 2203
andy.pearce@Schroders.com

SOURCE: Schroders plc