Finance experts join firm

Shropshire independent investment, tax and retirement planning specialists Bowyer Styles have appointed advisers Maxine Wilkie and Patrick Morton.

They will head the Telford-based IFAs newly-formed technical support department.

The pair boast strong financial credentials. Prior to joining Bowyer Styles, Maxine was a financial adviser with Lloyds TSB and the Nationwide Building Society, while Patrick was managing director of Salop Resources.

Director, Alan Bowyer, said: "The appointment of Maxine and Patrick comes at a very exciting time in the development of our company. We have two individuals with the energy, experience and expertise to deliver the exceptional level of client support that has driven the company's growth from day one."

Maxine said: "I am really looking forward to the challenges my new role will present. As genuinely independent advisers we have complete freedom to recommend the best financial products on the market that properly meet our clients' individual needs.

"The new department will ensure we can continue to provide the exceptional level of customer service our clients have come to expect of us and indeed, the requisite support to our colleagues going forward."

Patrick added: "It's an exciting time for us both. We have a golden opportunity to play a significant part in the continued development of a company we believe is one of the foremost players in the county's financial services sector."