PROFESSIONAL investment firm Hargreave Hale has strengthened its Worcester office with the appointment of Simon Raggett, who will join in October.

Mr Raggett has spent the last 22 years at EFG Harris Allday, the Midlands-based investment management and stockbroking group. During this time he served as a practice partner at Harris Allday prior to its sale to EFG, after which he became a senior director responsible for managing advisory and discretionary mandates on behalf of private individuals, trusts and charities.

Mike Davies, Hargreave Hale Worcester branch manager, said: “We are always interested in recruiting talented individuals to help drive our business forward and Simon certainly falls into this category.”