Evercore announced that Stephen Withnell has joined the firm and is based in London as a senior advisor with a focus on metals, materials & mining. Mr. Withnell will provide senior leadership for the firm?s advisory business in the sector, with a focus on Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He comes to Evercore with over 20 years of advisory and investment banking experience.

Until 2019, Mr. Withnell served as head of EMEA metals and mining investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Since that time, he has served as a non-executive director for a number of global companies, and as a trustee for several charitable foundations and endowments. Mr. Withnell will work closely with John Startin, who heads the Metals, Materials & Mining Group, as well as with Evercore?s senior leaders globally to help grow the firm?s market-leading franchise in the sector.

Mr. Withnell is a Professor in Practice in Finance at Durham University Business School. He is a graduate of the INSEAD Directors Programme, and he serves on the Board of Trustees of the London Library.