Helen Lovett has been promoted from chief operating officer to be group managing director of Wealth manager and Financial Planner Foster Denovo.
The newly-created role will see Ms Lovett working closely with the firm’s CEO Roger Brosch.
She will be charged with setting and delivering strategic direction, financial performance, and operational excellence across the group.
The company said she will be central to translating the board’s vision into the day-to-day and building on sustainable growth.
Since joining Foster Denovo in April 2012 as chief operating officer, Ms Lovett has been involved in strengthening operational and risk framework at the firm and enhancing leadership capability while managing a range of strategic growth initiatives.
She will assume joint responsibility for profit and loss performance, oversee operational delivery across all business areas, and lead major transformation and integration programmes in line with the firm’s long-term vision.
Mr Brosch said: “Helen is an exceptional leader with a proven track record of delivering growth, operational excellence, and cultural alignment in complex, regulated environments. Her promotion reflects both her impact to date and the critical role she will play in shaping the next phase of Foster Denovo’s journey.”
Ms Lovett said: “We have a strong platform, talented professionals, and a clear ambition. I’m looking forward to continuing my work with Roger, the Board, our leadership team and all our people.”
Foster Denovo is a national adviser and acquired Verum Wealth in Glasgow in 2025, after acquiring Brian Mole and 80Twenty in the Midlands in autumn 2024 and Rosemount – also in Glasgow – in summer 2024. The same year, it doubled the size of its employee benefits division with Punter Southall’s corporate advisory arm and acquired wealth managers Wade Financial in Newcastle and Creative Financial Solutions in Hampshire.
Foster Denovo Limited has 14 offices across the UK. The group has 6,000 clients and families and some 1,500 businesses across the UK.