Ludlow Wealth Management Group, which is headquartered in Southport in the northwest region of England, has bolstered its team of financial consultants with the addition of Greg O’Brien.

O’Brien joins from Preston-based Taylor Patterson, where he had been based in Preston for eight years. In his new role he is still based in Preston; Ludlow also has offices in Blackburn, Lytham.

Ludlow, which was founded in 1993, recently acquired Wallwork Ludlow adding to its earlier acquisitions of Chartwell Finance Management and DT Lord Financial Management. It now has £350 million ($544 million) in assets under management and a headcount of 45.