Sian Westerman

Sian Eleri Angharad Westerman (born 1962)[1] is a British banker and co-chair of the BFC Fashion Trust.[2][3] She is a trustee of the Royal Academy Trust which supports the Royal Academy of Arts,[4] and a past trustee of English National Ballet.[5][6]

Early life and education

Westerman was educated at Manchester High School for Girls[7] and has a degree in English law with French from the University of Birmingham, for two years of which she studied in Limoges.[8]

Career

Westerman initially worked as a trainee solicitor at Slaughter and May but has said that she "felt quite far down the food chain and it seemed to me then that everything happens before the lawyers get pulled in".[8] She moved into banking, joining Rothschild and was Managing Director Global Financial Advisory from 2003 to 2013. She is now a senior advisor at Rothschild, specialising in the retail and luxury sector.[2]

She joined the board of fashion accessories designer Anya Hindmarch in 2005 for six years, and after the 2008 financial crisis became involved with the British Fashion Council, advising young designers on financial matters. After a time living in Hong Kong she returned to the UK and became co-chair, with Tania Fares, of BFC Fashion Trust, a charity set up by the BFC to support young British designers.[8][3] She is a board member or mentor to several fashion companies.[2]

References
  1. "Sian Eleri Angharad WESTERMAN - Personal Appointments". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "Sian Westerman". www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk. British Fashion Council. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "British Fashion Trust". www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk. British Fashion Council. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. "The Royal Academy Trust". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. Israel, Katrina (21 February 2018). "Meet the fairy godmothers of the fashion world". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. "Board of Trustees". English National Ballet. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. "Notable Alumnae". Manchester High School For Girls. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. "Sian Westerman - Stairway to Success!". Breakfast with Tiffany. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.


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