Tilney Smith & Williamson has hired experienced Chartered Financial Planner and Dementia Champion Natasha Etherton for its Maidstone office as part of a recruitment drive in the South East.

Ms Etherton has more than 20 years' financial services experience. She worked for Origen Financial Services for 14 years before joining LEBC in 2015 where she helped set up their Maidstone office. 

She has been a Chartered Financial Planner since 2009 and provides advice to private clients, trustees and employers.

Her particular focus is on later life planning and intergenerational wealth planning and she is an accredited adviser with the Society of Later Life Advisers (Solla).

She is also a Dementia Champion with the Alzheimer’s Society and provides dementia awareness workshops as well as supporting families affected by dementia.

Ms Etherton said: “I am passionate about helping private clients achieve their goals and dreams through good Financial Planning, and helping families navigate life’s most difficult journeys. I look forward to building on this and working with even more clients and families, backed by the financial strength and enormous expertise that Tilney Smith & Williamson offers.”

David Cummins, managing partner at Tilney Smith & Williamson in Maidstone, said: “I am delighted to welcome Natasha to Tilney Smith & Williamson’s Maidstone office. She brings considerable experience to the team, particularly as a later life advice specialist and she will be lead adviser on this in our broader South East region.”