WORCESTERSHIRE-based independent financial advisers McCarthy Taylor Ltd have announced the appointment of Eugénie Cameron as a director.

Miss Cameron, of Victoria Road, Ledbury, will be leading the private client advisory team at the firm's newly-opened Worcester office.

A former Malvern Chase High School pupil, she has been with the company for two-and-a-half years as an adviser, after joining from a large national IFA-based firm in Birmingham.

Miss Cameron has successfully passed a number of advanced level qualifications putting her amongst the most highly-qualified in her field.

"I am delighted that my hard work has been rewarded in this way," she said. "I am looking forward to establishing the new office in Worcester and excited to be part of such a forward thinking and successful company.

"In a predominantly male profession I feel it is important for female professional advisers to be available to members of the public that may not ordinarily seek financial advice."