(ShareCast News) - Financial planning and discretionary wealth management group Harwood Wealth announced on Thursday that Nick Bravery has been appointed to the board as chief financial officer, with immediate effect.The AIM-traded firm said Bravery has been finance director at Harwood Wealth - formerly Compass Wealth Management - since 2014.He has run the finance department over the course of that period, including through the IPO of the company in March 2016.Prior to that, he was a non-executive director of Valley Leisure from September 2011 to August 2016 and director of P&I Ltd from May 2012 to July 2014, responsible for the finance, business planning and IT during major market reforms.He has also held positions at Unilever and Simplyhealth, as a management consultant supporting post acquisition integration of a business and as a director of business services with the Automobile Association."We are delighted that Nick is joining us on the board of Harwood Wealth," said joint group chief executive Neil Dunkley."He has worked for the business for a number of years and brings a great depth of experience and understanding that will be invaluable in his role as CFO."