Peter Hargreaves backs former colleagues to launch financial services recruitment firm

Former HL duo

Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder Peter Hargreaves has lent his support to a new start-up providing recruitment services for the financial sector.

Skilling Gate has been set up by former HL colleagues Alexandra Butler and Stuart Raison. Butler and Raison, who combined have 32 years of experience in financial services, plan to assist other professional services firms' with their recruitment needs. The pair will adopt a consultative approach to encourage people to consider a career in financial services by building up their confidence and skills, using their experience in recruiting, developing and leading large teams and their contacts and links with universities and colleges. Peter Hargreaves pours £25m into ex-Artemis manager Y...