14/08/2024
Centrus, the global corporate finance firm specialising in real assets and essential services, today announces the appointment of Russell Schofield-Bezer as a Senior Advisor to the Higher Education team.
Russell is the founder and CEO of RSB Advisory Ltd. which has been established to provide universities and other organisations with advice on strategy development, stakeholder engagement, and industrial partnerships.
Working with Centrus, Russell will be supporting the firm’s strategic growth ambitions with independent schools, colleges, and universities, including a special focus on financing across student accommodation, campus real estate and energy transition.
Russell is currently a board member at the University of Lincoln, serving as the Chair of the Finance, Infrastructure and Investment Committee, and previously worked as an independent investment advisor to the Universities of Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield and as Chief Operating Officer at Northern Gritstone.
Russell brings over 30 years of capital raising and investment experience, gained across 14 years spent at HSBC split across time in London and New York, most recently as the Chief Investment Officer of the Private Bank in the Americas, following 15 years in senior positions at JPMorgan Chase.
“Russell’s expertise and links in the education space will bolster our Higher Education offering to enable us to better help educational institutions to build financial strategies, access capital and manage risk.”
Phil Jenkins, CEO at Centrus
“I’m looking forward to working with the Centrus team to develop strategic partnerships with leading educational institutions. Centrus has an impressive track record in the higher education sector, and together we will build on our collective expertise to help these institutions navigate the financial challenges currently facing the sector.”
Russell Schofield-Bezer, Special Advisor, Higher Education at Centrus
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