Kingswood hires from Santander Wealth for head of wealth planning role

Joins from Santander Wealth

Julia Bahr
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Wealth manager and transatlantic consolidator Kingswood has appointed Hayley Burton (pictured) as managing director, head of wealth planning, Midlands and South.

She joined Kingswood from Santander Wealth where she was area manager, financial planning. Burton (pictured) will be responsible for leading Kingswood's growing financial adviser teams in the Midlands and South of the UK, the firm said. She will be working alongside Jeff Grantham, managing director, head of wealth planning, North at Kingswood and founder of Sterling Trust. Grantham joined the firm following its acquisition of Sterling Trust in June 2020. He will lead the financial adviser teams in the North of the UK.     Burton's appointment follows a number of acquisitions Kingsw...

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