Simonetta Rigo, Group Chief Client Officer, Rathbones Group PLC

Simonetta is Rathbones’ Chief Client Officer, an executive-level role to lead client and adviser proposition development, marketing, and client experience.

Simonetta joined Rathbones in 2024 from Evelyn Partners, where she was Group Chief Marketing Officer as well as the architect and commercial owner of the redesigned Bestinvest.co.uk. With 25 years’ experience in financial services, Simonetta started her career at McKinsey & Company and has since held a variety of roles at American Express, Bupa International, Western Union and Tesco Bank. She has served on the Board of the Western Union Foundation and of UK wealth manager Brewin Dolphin and has been a member of the Surrey Business School Advisory Board since 2016, which she chaired for the last two years. Simonetta has an MBA from INSEAD.

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