Herbert Scott expands with adviser hire

New planner at Chartered firm

Jenna Brown
clock • 1 min read

Lewes-based Chartered advice firm Herbert Scott has bolstered its ranks with the hire of a new financial planner.

Sean Banks (pictured) joins this month from an independent financial adviser role at Premier Companies UK. Herbert Scott director David Herbert said: "Having seen the business expand over the past 24 years from a two-man band , I am delighted that we are starting to attract high calibre professionals such as Sean at this important time in the firm's journey.  "We have always had a vision to grow the company and deliver the benefits of fantastic, quality financial planning to a wider audience in and around Sussex and London, and we feel that the firm has never been in a better position...

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