Joanne has been a member of the Leeds Financial Services steering group since 2003. As a corporate finance director of Evolution Securities (formerly Williams de Broe) in Leeds since 1999, Joanne has been a key player in the Leeds corporate finance community involved in a wide variety of transactions including flotations, acquisitions and takeovers.
Joanne is a Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange Regional Advisory Group for Yorkshire and the North East, and a member of the Corporate Finance Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England & Wales (ICAEW).