UK-based platform business Nucleus has appointed Danby Bloch as a non-executive director, a role in which he is charged with ensuring that the interests of the business’ growing IFA community continue to be represented at the highest level.

Bloch is also chairman of IFA firm Helm Godfrey and of Taxbriefs Financial Publishing, which produces many of the UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute’s educational materials as well as other publications for financial planners and accountants.

“Danby is one of the most experienced and respected individuals operating in financial services and his appointment as a non executive director of Nucleus represents another significant milestone for the business,” said founder and chief executive of Nucleus, David Ferguson.

“Over a period of more than 30 years Danby has established himself as one of the industry’s leading thinkers and this combined with his remarkable insight into the IFA sector will be of tremendous value to the future development and growth of the business.”