Ben is Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Executive Management Team.
Ben joined Liberum in 2019 with over 20 years’ experience working in financial services technology, specialising in IT strategy, infrastructure, business continuity and cyber security.
He previously spent nearly 9 years at TT International and 5 years at BlueCrest Capital Management heading up their IT function. He also worked at Accenture and started his career at ADP Wilco (now Broadridge).
Ben graduated from The University of Warwick in 1997 with a BSc (Hons) in Engineering.
Senior Management Team
Bidhi Bhoma
Deputy CEO, Executive Director
David Parsons
Head of Equities, Executive Director
Shane Le Prevost
Non-Executive Chair
Christopher Howlett
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Strategy
Richard Crawley
Chairman, Investment Banking
Richard joined Liberum in 2013. He has over 30 years of experience, gained at Charterhouse, Credit Suisse, Oriel Securities and most recently, at Espirito Santo.
Chris Clarke
Managing Director, Head of Investment Funds Advisory
Nicholas How
Managing Director, Investment Banking: Business Services, Transport, Industrials.
Nick joined Liberum in June 2021 as a Managing Director in Investment Banking focused on the Business Services, Transport and Industrials sectors.
Oliver Baxendale
Managing Director, Head of Equity Sales
Rebecca Gordon
Managing Director, General Counsel
Joe Brent
Equity Analyst, Business Services and Construction
Joe joined Liberum in July 2009 and became Head of Research in 2013, before leaving management to focus on Research in 2024.
Graham Smith
Managing Director, Head of ECM
Andy Tovell
Chief Financial Officer
Andy Tovell joined Liberum in October 2015 as Chief Financial Officer.
Alex Cardell
Head of Client Strategy
Alex joined Liberum in November 2019 as Head of Client Strategy.
