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Founded in 1976 by former Liverpool Stock Exchange Chairman Michael Blankstone and business partner Reggie Sington, find out about how we have evolved over the past few decades..
Meet the Blankstone Sington team:

Neil Blankstone
Director
The IHT team is led by Neil who has worked at Blankstone Sington for over 30 years and is the 2nd generation to the company’s original founders. Starting in June 1987 as a trainee in the Dealing Room, Neil initially became an Investment Adviser before gaining authorisation for Investment Management. He joined the main Board in 1999. His main responsibilities are IHT Portfolio Management and Business Development in particular relationships with other professional intermediaries.

Peter Kelly
Senior Dealer.
Peter joined the company in 1989. In his role as senior dealer he manages and has responsibility for client orders for best execution purposes. Peter has over 30 years of experience working in financial markets

Sarah Eden-Heyes
Chartered Wealth Manager LinkedIn
Sarah joined the firm in 2006 as a graduate trainee and subsequently completed the CISI Diploma in 2009. She is a Chartered Wealth Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI). She manages portfolio’s on a discretionary and advisory basis for a range of clients.

Nicola Sharkey
Investment Administrator
Nicola joined Blankstone Sington in December 2018 with 19 years experience in the financial services industry. Nicola assists with the administration and disposal of the estates of deceased persons and is also involved with monitoring corporate actions.

Paul Williams
Director LinkedIn
Paul is the head of the Research Department responsible for Blankstone Singtons’s research and investment recommendations. He also leads the team managing the firm’s Model Portfolio Service. Previously he worked in derivatives for a major commodity importer, and then a Dutch merchant bank.

Joe Stanley
Tax Manager
Having started working in HMRC, Joe then gained valuable tax experience in various local and national accountancy firms over a career spanning over 50 years, progressing from a tax senior to a tax manager before becoming a self-employed tax consultant in 1990 attached to a number of accountancy firms.

Jane Drake
Research Analyst
Jane joined the firm in 2019 and has 19 years industry experience across various research, fund management and unit trust management roles. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI).