Wealth manager Sanlam Private Investments, has bolstered its presence in the North of the UK with the opening of an investment management office in Teesside in addition to existing northern offices in Newcastle, Harrogate and Kirkby Lonsdale.

The new office will be led by Jonty Warneken, head of intermediary services North, who is based in the Harrogate office. The Teesside operation will comprise of four new investment managers, Sheila Tindle, Stephen Richardson, John Pearson and Mark McMullan, plus two administrative staff.

Sheila Tindle joins from Brewin Dolphin, where she was divisional director and h...