Chartered investment manager Emma Buckley has joined Meriden-based BRI Wealth Management.

BRI has taken on a number of new staff over the last 18 months and is expanding its client base through Worcestershire and Warwickshire. Ms Buckley is the third employee in recent years to move from Barclays Wealth.

She said: “I am delighted to be joining the team at BRI Wealth Management as we share a passion for excellent client service.”

Ms Buckley began her career in 2003 at Gerrard, which later became Barclays Wealth.

She has extensive investment management and private banking experience and has advised families, entrepreneurs, pension funds and trusts throughout the UK.

Ms Buckley is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and was previously a finalist for the Women in Finance award at the Network of Aspiring Women Awards.

Paul Cusack, BRI’s joint chief executive, said: “We are delighted that Emma has joined our growing team.

“She brings significant investment experience and fits perfectly with our culture and shared view of building a client-centric business.

“I would also expect to see others join BRI in the near future who share our traditional views and values”.