Chartered Financial Planning firm Craven Street Wealth has appointed Caroline Hawkesley as managing director.
She started her new role at the start of this month.
Ms Hawkesley joins from Progeny where she was most recently UK managing director, having previously chief operations officer.
She previously founded her own financial advice firm, Evolve, which was acquired by Progeny is 2018.
Her new role at Craven Steet Wealth will see her responsible for the integration of recent acquisition Pharon Independent Financial Advisers.
Craven Street Wealth is a southern-based based Chartered Financial Planning business and was founded in 2019. The team is now 120 strong, including 30 Financial Planners.
Caroline Hawkesley said: “I am delighted to be joining Craven Street Wealth at such an exciting stage in its development. The firm has built a strong reputation for high-quality, independent advice and a client-first culture.
“I look forward to working closely with the Board and wider team as we continue to invest in our people, technology and proposition, while maintaining the personal, independent and relationship-led approach our clients value.”
Craven Street Wealth was acquired by private equity-backed Quanta Group, the owner of the Wealthtime platform, last year.
It said joining Quanta Group, “provided the scale, investment and technology to further enhance adviser capability and client outcomes.”
Over the past seven years Craven Street Wealth has acquired seven firms across London, the South and Home Counties and has offices in London and five other locations in the South.
The Chartered Financial Planning firm now manages around £3bn in client assets.