Tim Bennett has moved from Vantage Finance to Charleston Financial.

Formerly head of sales at Vantage Finance, Bennett now takes up the role of head of origination at Charleston Financial.

Before working for Vantage, Bennett was a business consultant at Brightstar Financial and financial advisor at critical protection specialist LifeSearch.

Lucy Hodge, spokeswoman for Vantage Finance said: “Tim has moved on to explore other endeavours. We thank him for his service and wish him well in his new role at Charleston Financial.”

James Hardwick, director at Charleston Financial said: “I am delighted to welcome Tim to the team, he will be a true asset to the company and a key driver in our growth plans towards our intermediary division.

“Tim’s appointment is the latest in our recruitment drive that has already seen five new positions since the beginning of August.”

Bennett said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Charleston – James has built a fantastic business and has a great team who are focused on delivering for introducers and their clients and I feel proud to now be part of this great team.

“I’m looking forward to working with their existing relationships, but also building this channel as Charleston has a lot to offer its introducers.”