HLPartnership has appointed Toby Miles as recruitment manager, joining the mortgage and protection network from Legal & General after eight and a half years at the business.

Miles (pictured) most recently worked as key relationship manager within Legal & General Mortgage Club, where he was responsible for strategic relationships with key intermediary partners.

Before that, he was a telephone relationship manager for the mortgage club, supporting directly authorised brokers as they looked to grow their businesses. Earlier in his career, he held customer service and sales roles within Legal & General’s group protection division.

At HLPartnership, Miles will work with firms considering their next stage of growth, helping them assess the network’s proposition and the support available to member firms.

The appointment adds further recruitment firepower for HLPartnership as networks continue to compete for appointed representative firms in a market where proposition, support and growth opportunities remain under close scrutiny.

Miles said: “I am pleased to be joining HLPartnership and taking on this role.

“Over the course of my career, I have worked closely with advisers and intermediary businesses, supporting them as they look to grow and adapt to changing needs.

“HLPartnership has built a strong reputation for the breadth of its proposition and the support it offers firms, and I am looking forward to contributing to its continued growth.”

Tom Barnett, sales & recruitment director at HLPartnership, added: “Toby brings strong experience of working with intermediary firms and a clear understanding of what businesses are looking for from a network.

“He has a strong background in relationship management and adviser support, and he will play an important role in demonstrating the strength of the HLPartnership proposition and the opportunities available to firms considering joining the network.”