Hazel Bowen, chair of the Norfolk branch of the Personal Finance Society, has joined wealth manager and Financial Planning firm Tilney Smith & Williamson.

Ms Bowen joins the Cambridge team as a Financial Planner for Tilney Financial Planning.

She joins from regional IFA firm Smith & Pinching where she was a Financial Planner for five years.

Prior to this, Ms Bowen advised clients on mortgages and protection at Compass Independent Financial Services and Abbots Countrywide.

As well as being the chair of the Norfolk Personal Finance Society, she also chairs the Norwich Business Women’s Network.

She is a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and a Resolution Accredited Financial Planner.

Nick Geere, East Anglia managing partner at Tilney Smith & Williamson, said: “Hazel is passionate about the profession and uses her success as a platform to promote financial education and inclusion. She has been recognised for her technical expertise and commitment to the profession as an award winner at the Personal Finance Society Awards in 2016 and as finalist in 2019. We are delighted to welcome Hazel as the newest member of the Cambridge team and to further our presence in Norfolk.”