Claire Lockey (pictured) has been appointed operations director, joining a seven-strong board, as part of the organisation’s wider restructuring and expansion of its national practice and services, the firm said in a statement.

Lockey, who has been part of the executive committee at Lowes for the past two years, joined initially as project and quality manager, bringing her wide business experience to several existing initiatives across the firm.

In her new role she will lead on all transformation activities, ranging from people development, developing the company culture and the digitalisation of systems and processes.

With a corporate background across many sectors including banking, utilities and transport, Lockey has been involved in the delivery of changes such as the HBOS merger, the transition of Npower to Eon, and funding governance for national infrastructure projects. 

“We need dynamic people like Claire, with her extensive background in change management, to help drive the business forwards, working with the board and executive team to cement Lowes position as one of the best financial advisors in the country,” Ian Lowes, MD of Lowes Group, said.