Wealth management group Kingswood Holdings Limited, which trades as KW Wealth, has appointed Graydon Buter, chief operating officer (COO) to the board, effective immediately.

He currently heads the firm’s operations and support functions, having joined Kingswood in June 2018 from Moor Park Capital Partners LLP, where he retains a part-time consultancy role. He was COO there for 11 years. Prior to this, Mr Butler worked for Nomura as head of agency & transaction management. 

Kingswood reiterated its aim of expanding both organically and by acquisition in the UK and US, which was demonstrated by its acquisition of Oxfordshire-based financial advisory firm Thomas & Co Financial Services ...