Freddie started as a Retail analyst in March 1987, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1984. He has worked as both a UK and European retail analyst at number of institutions including Banque Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Williams de Broe and Evolution before joining Seymour Pierce in May 2008. Freddie holds a BA (Hons) in Economics and Statistics and ia chartered accountant.