West Country-based Financial Planning firm Old Mill has appointed adviser Lucy Bennett as the firm’s youngest ever head of office.

The 24-year-old has been appointed head of office for Yeovil where she will encourage collaboration and engagement amongst the teams and support Old Mill’s work within the community alongside her role as client adviser.

Ms Bennett has worked at Old Mill for six years and was involved in the launch of The Old Mill Fund, the Financial Planning’s charitable giving initiative.

She said she is looking forward to helping the Financial Planning firm not forget what it has learnt from the pandemic and grow from it.

She said: “Bringing everyone together and providing another level of support has always been important, but now it feels more important than ever. Whether people are working from home, the office, or both - they will require different levels of support to make them feel comfortable with the transition, which I hope I can help provide.

“Being open minded during times of change not only links to Old Mill’s values, but also seems the most sensible plan of action and I hope to be as inclusive as possible.”

She also said that she hope a “slightly more junior” appointee will help encourage others to put themselves forward for career development opportunities.

Speaking about Ms Bennett’s appointment, Ian Carlson, managing director at Old Mill said: “Lucy will make an excellent office head. She is a people person with a friendly approach that brings out the best in people, and I am confident that she will bring her energy and passion to the role. Lucy is also a hard worker, a natural collaborator and a great representative of our values so I know she will a fantastic ambassador for Old Mill both internally and within the local community.”