Ultimate Finance Group has appointed Gary Hawtin as regional director covering Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

He joins the group having spent 18 months at Bibby where he developed and introduced a network of introducers in the Oxfordshire region to the company.

Prior to joining Bibby, Hawtin (pictured) ran his own business initially as a mortgage broker which he later expanded into providing wealth management advice to high net worth individuals.

He said: “What Ultimate Finance has achieved in a relatively short space of time is inspiring. I particularly like the way they really get to understand the customers’ business before recommending solutions that will meet their cashflow requirements.

“Both the opportunity and potential provided by the company are huge and I am looking forward to being part of its continued success.”

Martin Bennison, who leads Ultimate Finance’s team in the south of England, added: “We were all extremely impressed with the way Gary quickly built up an excellent business network of introducers at his previous company from scratch and, through his professional and knowledgeable approach, was able to write a record contract for them, as well as many other deals.

“We are looking forward to him bringing similar success to Ultimate Finance.”