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Arbuthnot Latham has today appointed Richard Moore as the head of its North West regional group based in Manchester. He joins the independent banking and wealth management part of Arbuthnot Latham from Brown Shipley, where he held the position of director, private banking.

Moore is an associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and holds the Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice. Prior to working for Brown Shipley, he worked for Adam & Company as a main board director. Moore started his banking career working for Midland Bank in various roles.

“Richard is a highly successful private banker who has held senior positions in Manchester for the past 20 years and his appointment as head of Arbuthnot Latham’s North West regional office is another positive indication of our commitment to the North West region. Richard’s appointment is the first of many as we grow and I anticipate making further appointment announcements in the near future,” said James Fleming, chief executive of Arbuthnot Latham.

Earlier this year, the firm appointed former Coutts senior bankers Rob Stapledon and Michele Coomber to its new commercial banking business specialising in the media sector.

Among other recent developments, Arbuthnot Latham reported a profit for 2014 of £3.6 million ($5.35 million), down from £7.7 million a year before, adding that underlying profits more than doubled once the effect of a £6.5 million gain from a sale and leaseback deal regarding its new Wilson Street premises in 2013 is stripped out.

The firm has three core services: banking, wealth planning and investment management.