Mr. Kristian Penttila serves as Relationship Manager-West at Woodford Investment Management. He serves as Relationship Manager at WCM Partners, A keen artist and traveller, bi-lingual in English and Finnish, Kristian holds a degree in English Language & Linguistics from Essex University. His first industry role was in the UK Retail Sales team at Schroder Investment Management, which he left in 2004 to spend 10 years in the Retail sales team at Invesco Perpetual, latterly as National Discretionary Sales Manager. Kristian describes joining the team at Woodford Investment Management as a "unique lifetime career move" and relishes the opportunity to help build "a multi-generational, pioneering business embracing the highest levels of client focus and investment integrity".