David Kilshaw

David Kilshaw is Managing Director and Head of Private Client Wealth Solutions at Rothschild & Co's UK Wealth Management business, a role he took up in April 2022. A qualified solicitor, he brings over 35 years of experience advising wealthy individuals, family offices, and financial institutions on all aspects of personal taxation. His career included more than 20 years as a partner at two Big 4 accountancy firms, where he was Head of Private Client Tax at KPMG and led the family office team at EY; he then joined specialist private client advisory firm Rawlinson & Hunter before moving to Rothschild & Co.

In his current role he advises clients on succession planning, tax-efficient vehicles such as trusts and family investment companies, and wealth transfer strategies, working alongside clients' own tax and legal advisers. He is a recipient of the STEP Lifetime Achievement Award (2018) and has been listed among e-private client's top 50 private client advisers.