In Conversation: Life in Riyadh with Christina Kristoffersen of Pembury Partners Household Consultancy Our International Partner, Christina Kristoffersen, splits her time between Geneva and Riyadh. Here she gives us a first-person view of her life in the Saudi capital. When my friends heard I was going off to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, their initial reaction was, are…
In Conversation: Chefs in a Post-Covid World with Darren Lewis of Pembury Partners Household Consultancy We asked one of Pembury Partners’ Directors, Darren Lewis, a few questions regarding chefs in the corporate and private sectors. Having more than 25 years’ experience recruiting chefs, we were excited to hear his thoughts on the industry in a…
Pembury Partners Travel Diaries: Paris There’s nowhere quite like Paris. There’s no need to mention the Seine winding through the city, or the bridges, or the instantly recognisable cityscapes and monuments. Paris is beautiful, and it’s a given that it’s known as the city for romance. It’s also one of the world’s cultural hotspots with…
Global Culture: Diwali Diwali is upon us again. Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists across the world will be illuminating their homes for the Festival of Lights. For those of us with scant knowledge of this globally celebrated festival we thought it would be a good opportunity to learn a little more about it. Diwali…
Pembury Partners Travel Diaries: Canada Canada has some of the most rugged, unspoiled landscapes anywhere in the world. It naturally follows therefore that as a getaway-from-everything haven it is a highly desirable destination, and is home to some of the world’s finest resorts, spas and restaurants. Here we highlight a few of the highest calibre…
Pembury Partners Travel Diaries: Hong Kong The gateway to Asia, Hong Kong has for many, many years been a fusion of East and West, and has become a hub of cosmopolitan life. There’s a seemingly ever-growing number of luxury hotels and upscale bars, which would make compiling a comprehensive list an impossible task, and the…
Household Staff Uniforms For as long as families have had household staff, there have been staff uniforms in one form or another. A uniform can be seen to perform several desirable functions – it might protect your staff from the elements or other factors of their jobs, it helps to identify them to family, guests…
Cannes Yachting Festival The 2021 Cannes Yachting Festival takes place this year from Tuesday 7th September to Saturday 11th September, at Vieux Port and Port Canto on the beautiful Côte d’Azur. The festival has long been seen as the opening to the nautical season and plays host to many innovation and product premieres in the…
Who should lead your Family Office? A newly founded family office will need to seek a leader, as will an established office which has recently lost their senior executive. But where should this individual come from? Of what should their background and skill set consist? It’s an important consideration and could have a major influence…
Often when people hear the term ‘Family Assistant’, they might jump to the conclusion that it’s just another term for a ‘Nanny’ or Personal Assistant. But neither category can fully describe the benefits of having someone in your home to assist in the day to day runnings. For single mums with a full-time career, or…
