London, 9 March 2026 – Adam Jones has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer of The Openwork Partnership (“Openwork”), one of the UK's leading and longest-established financial advice networks. Adam will assume the role with immediate effect.
A technology and transformation leader with over 20 years’ experience across wealth management investment platforms, fintech and consultancy, Adam comes with an impressive track record. He joins from Brooks Macdonald where he was responsible for shaping technology strategy, developing digital platforms and overseeing data and IT operations. His previous roles include CTO and Strategic Development Director at Seccl, where he led product and technology development for a modern investment infrastructure platform, and as CTO of Redington, where he successfully scaled the technology function and delivered core transformation programmes at enterprise level.
As CTO of The Openwork Partnership, Adam will be responsible for driving forward the technology transformation programme for the group, a cornerstone of its growth strategy. This initiative will provide its fast-growing network of advisers across the UK with a powerful suite of state-of-the-art digital tools, empowering them to achieve greater efficiency, mitigate delivery risks, expand their client base and, most importantly, enhance the service to their clients.
Adam Jones, Chief Technology Officer at The Openwork Partnership said, “Technology and AI are radically reshaping the financial advice sector. That’s why embracing the latest digital tools is critical to generating efficiency for advisers and enabling them to provide the best service to their clients. The Openwork Partnership sits at the heart of this, and I’m delighted to be joining at an exciting time as it spearheads the roll out of pioneering solutions that embrace the benefits of AI, integrate tools and deliver value.”
Rob Barker, Chief Executive Officer at The Openwork Partnership added, “Our ambitious growth strategy, supported by our partnership with Bain Capital, places technology at the heart of our plans to deliver better and stronger solutions for advisers and clients. Adam’s experience and track record will be instrumental in implementing and accelerating a sustainable new technological framework to help our adviser community and their clients to prosper.”
About The Openwork Partnership
The Openwork Partnership is one of the UK’s largest financial services networks with the group having over 4,800 advisers operating across the UK. It operates as a directly authorised, multi-panel distribution network.
The Openwork Partnership operates panels for pensions, annuities, and protection (life assurance, critical illness, General Insurance). Omnis Investments, the investment arm of the group, offers a range of investment funds, managed by some of the best fund managers in the market, as well as a managed portfolio service.
In the mortgage sector The Openwork Partnership operates a panel of over 50 lenders for mortgages and is among the top three networks for almost all the major mortgage providers.
The Openwork Group is majority-owned by the Openwork Partnership LLP with Bain Capital and its employees holding minority stakes.
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