Wealth management and professional services group Tilney Smith & Williamson has announced two new senior appointments. Gavin Hill and Jonathan Buttress have joined Tilney’s IFA business from Quilter Cheviot to focus on Business Development for the Midlands and East Anglia respectively. The new hires follow Tilney’s recent efforts to expand into new regional markets in the UK.

Gavin Hill will be based in Tilney’s Birmingham office. He has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, joining Quilter Cheviot in 2018 as a business development manager. Prior to that he spent nearly 16 years as a senior retirement consultant at LV=. Hill has specialist experience in occupational and personal pensions, offshore bonds and trust planning solutions.   He said he is looking forward to an “exciting” journey working with Tilney to achieve its vision.

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“Tilney and Smith & Williamson together have a unique proposition, as well as the flexibility and ambition to be the largest and best DFM,” said Hill.

Jonathan Buttress added that he was “delighted” with his new role.

“The breadth and quality of the Tilney Smith & Williamson propositions really stood out for me, and I look forward to promoting these in East Anglia moving forwards,” he said.

Jonathan Buttress also joined Quilter Cheviot as a business development manager, but in 2017. He has also previously held positions with both pension and investment bond providers, including LV=, and brings a wealth of knowledge from his time working across the financial services industry.

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Craig Wright, Tilney’s managing director, was also pleased with the new hires.

“I am delighted to welcome Gavin and Jon to Tilney Smith & Williamson. Both individuals bring extensive knowledge of the competitive DFM market and have excellent established relationships with IFAs in their respective regions. I look forward to working closely with them both as we continue with our ambitious strategy of expanding our presence in the IFA market and giving more IFAs access to our solutions,” said Wright.