Stewart Newton is a Non-Executive Director of Solon. He is Chairman and a founder partner of The Real Return Group Limited, an investment group focused on real returns.
He was formerly the founder and Executive Chairman of Newton Investment Management from 1977-2002. Prior to this he was a Director and fund manager at Ivory & Sime between 1968-1977, and an investment analyst at W. Greenwell between 1963-1968. Stewart is a chartered accountant. He was a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Holdings plc from 2002-2008. He sits on the Investment Committee of The Wellcome Trust and the Investment Board of Cambridge University. In addition he is a Council Member of Imperial College, and is Chairman of the committee advising the Council on the College Fund.