Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Craig Ross to the newly created role of propositions director, to lead expansion of its wealth, protection, later life, and mortgage services to directly authorised firms and its mortgage network advisers.
Ross (pictured) joins Sesame Bankhall Group on 7 June from his current role as director of financial planning proposition at Charles Stanley & Co.
His previous roles include head of proposition delivery at 1825 Financial Planning and positions at Baker Tilly Financial Management, and as an IFA at Rowanbank Financial Consultants.
He will report into CEO Michele Golunska and will lead Sesame Bankhall Group’s newly formed propositions team.
The group recently appointed Emma Thomson as head of protection and general insurance propositions, along with Alex Beavis, who will join the group in June as mortgage and later life lending propositions director. The pair will report into Ross.
Commenting on Ross’ appointment, Golunska said: “Craig is a senior figure with an excellent track record in the design and build of new products and business services for advisory firms.
“Craig’s in-depth financial planning knowledge will be hugely beneficial in his new role leading our propositions team, who will help to deliver an exciting new range of market-leading investment, protection, and mortgage services.
“The arrival of Craig and his new team further demonstrates our group’s commitment to expanding our range of services through Bankhall, Sesame, and PMS Mortgage Club.”
Ross said he was delighted to be joining Sesame Bankhall Group and was looking forward to leading the propositions team.
“The impact of the past 18 months has yet to be fully understood and we are in the middle of a period of unprecedented regulatory focus and change,” he said.