James Hambro & Partners hires new partner from 7IM

James Hambro & Partners hires George Martineau

Wealth manager James Hambro & Partners has hired George Martineau, previously 7IM’s head of financial planning, as a partner in the firm’s new Edinburgh office, effective from 1 October.

Previously, Martineau was a wealth management director for discretionary asset manager Tcam until it was acquired by 7IM in 2018 and has since been responsible for 7IM's private client financial planning arm. Martineau joins his former colleague, Alex Montgomery, who was previously head of wealth management at 7IM and joined JH&P as a partner in February 2021 to launch the new Edinburgh office. Montgomery said: "George's hire is a statement of intent and an indication of the momentum we are already building here. He and I worked together for a long time. He is extremely good with clie...