Financial Planner and accountancy firm Old Mill has appointed Financial Planner and digital advice specialist Hugh Johnson to its wealth management team.

Mr Johnson will be responsible for the expansion and development of Old Mill’s wealth management and Financial Planning offering.

He joins from Fry Group where he was global head of operations, responsible for integrating the firm’s multi-service proposition prior to its acquisition by Progeny.

Before Fry, he was head of proposition delivery and head of Paraplanning at Sanlam.

His first financial advice role was as a Paraplanner at Bristol-based Jelf.

Mr Johnson began his career in financial services in 2008, working as a foreign exchange broker in the City before becoming a financial adviser.

He said: “One of the things that is really special about Old Mill is that it offers accountancy and tax expertise as well as Financial Planning and wealth management. Offering clients all their professional advice under one roof is such a powerful proposition, and it is this integration that I have been brought into further develop.

“In my new role within the wealth management team, I will be working on enhancing the current Financial Planning and wealth management proposition to ensure our services are available to all our clients – especially those who already use Old Mill for business advice - the way they want and at the level that best suits their personal needs.”

Amanda Browning, head of wealth management at Old Mill, added that Mr Johnson’s knowledge and expertise around digital and virtual advice will be a huge asset to the firm.

Old Mill is currently halfway through a five-year plan to double in size and recently appointed its first chief operating officer to expediate growth at the business and develop its operational infrastructure.