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  • Amanda Smithson

    Amanda Smithson

    Managing Partner

    Amanda Smithson
    Amanda Smithson
    +44 (0)20 7220 0273
    London

    Amanda is the Managing Partner and a member of the Investment Banking, Private Equity, Board and Executive Assessment Practices. She advises on leadership development, team effectiveness and senior appointments across investment banking, private equity and the boardroom. Prior to Blackwood, Amanda worked at Morgan Stanley; she spent ten years in Mergers & Acquisitions in London and New York before becoming COO of the Investment Banking Division EMEA. She is a certified professional executive coach, Meyler Campbell Mastered, AC and WABC accredited and qualified with the British Psychological Society in psychometrics, including Hogan, FIRO-B, NEO PI-R, Wave, G-LJI, LJI, Implicitly®, TKI and MBTI®.

    Prior experience: Morgan Stanley.

    Education: English and Law at the University of Cambridge.

  • James Barker

    James Barker

    Principal

    James Barker
    James Barker
    +44 (0)20 7220 0290
    London

    James co-leads the Leadership Advisory practice. He specialises in leadership assessments and executive coaching, supporting business leaders with decisions as part of Board or Senior Leadership restructuring or development, M&A due diligence, succession planning or culture change processes. James has extensive international experience working with clients across a diverse range of sectors. He is certified in a variety of psychometric assessment tools, has partnered clients to develop and implement a range of leadership and functional competency frameworks and is a valued executive coach.

    Prior experience: Mercuri Urval, Frost & Sullivan

    Education: Sociology at Durham University; MBA at Warwick Business School

  • Jay Angel

    Jay Angel

    Administration and Internal HR Officer

    Jay Angel
    Jay Angel
    +44 (0)20 7220 0270
    London

    Jay is an Administration and Internal HR Officer, and a member of Blackwood’s Finance, Administration and IT Group.

    Prior experience: Prior to joining Blackwood, Jay volunteered as an Administrator at an employment and training charity.

    Education: He holds a City & Guilds NVQ in Business & Administration.