Boston Multi Family Office is pleased to announce the appointment of several key positions as it reshapes its senior management team to pursue and deliver its ambitious growth plans for the future.
Nick Gilbert joins as Chief Financial Officer and will lead all financial operations in both Boston’s Isle of Man and Malta offices, helping to maintain strong governance and control while also supporting the Group growth strategy. A Chartered Accountant and a fellow at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Nick has over 20 years’ experience working across many different industries.
Stephen Wilson becomes Chief Operating Officer and will join the Group Board and the Board of Boston Limited. Stephen has been promoted from Head of Group Finance in recognition of his contribution to the Group since he joined Boston three years ago, including overseeing the transformation of the finance team.
Stephen takes over the Chief Operating Officer position from Alex McNee, who along with Chief Executive Officer Katherine Ellis, led the management buyout of Boston in 2019. Alex will now assume the newly created role of Group Director, Mergers & Acquisitions. Having already managed the successful acquisition of IQE in 2020, Alex will focus his time on the sourcing, execution and integration of key strategic acquisitions for the business as it continues to forge ahead with its development plans and react to changing market conditions.
Boston is also announcing the appointment of a new chairman, Richard Grainger. Richard has spent 30 years in corporate finance since qualifying as an accountant with PwC. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Close Brothers Corporate Finance and has chaired more than 10 businesses, ranging from public companies to private equity backed and family owned businesses. These include IPES Guernsey (Holdings) Limited and Jersey-based Liberation Group.
Commenting on the appointments, Boston CEO Katherine Ellis said, “We are delighted to announce these changes to our senior management team and we are excited to be working together to lead the Boston business forward to the next stage in its growth plan.
“In particular, the creation of the Group Director, Mergers & Acquisition role demonstrates the great progress that has been made to date and the opportunities we believe exist for Boston over the coming years. Alex has done a fantastic job with previous acquisitions and he is a natural leader for this role.
We are delighted to promote Stephen to the role of Chief Operating Officer following his excellent contribution as Head of Group Finance and we welcome Richard and Nick to the Boston family. It’s important to have the right team to lead Boston into the future and we look forward to developing the business further for the benefit of our clients and our staff.”