Brown Shipley, a Quintet private bank, has appointed Cara Walters as head of HR, with immediate effect.
Based in London, Walters serves as a member of the Brown Shipley Executive Committee and reports to chief executive officer Calum Brewster. She is also a member of Quintet’s Group HR leadership team, reporting to Siegfried Marissens, group head of HR.
Walters has more than two decades of HR experience in the UK and Asia, including in senior leadership roles.
Most recently, she was the London-based head of HR business partners and head of HR operations at Charles Stanley. Prior to this, she served as the Singapore-based head of HR, Asia, at Coutts, focusing on employee engagement and business change programmes. Walters began her career in 2002 as an HR business partner at Deutsche Bank and then held progressively senior HR roles at Morgan Stanley, MF Global and AIG.
Walters said: “I am thrilled to join Brown Shipley and Quintet. I look forward to using my experience to support staff and contribute to the growth and success of the business. Together, we will continue to foster a positive and engaging work environment that aligns with our strategic goals. I am particularly eager to collaborate with the talented HR teams across Quintet to drive impactful initiatives that support our collective vision of first-class wealth management and investment services.”
Brewster added: “We’re very pleased to welcome Cara to Brown Shipley. Her extensive experience will be invaluable in helping us further enhance our UK HR function and align even more closely across Quintet to best deliver for our staff and our business. Cara’s deep experience and proven track record in HR will be instrumental in driving strategic initiatives and enhancing our employee proposition in the UK and across Quintet.”
