Succession Wealth has appointed Chris Hogarth as chief executive of Succession Advisory Services (SAS), subject to regulatory approval. Hogarth will also join the firm’s executive committee as strategy and propositions director, where he will lead Succession Wealth’s proposition and advice strategy. He joins from Vermeer Partners, where he established and led the firm’s financial planning business as managing director of financial planning. Hogarth said: “I’m delighted to be joining Succession Wealth at an important point in its growth. Succession Wealth is a major UK financial planning firm acquired by Aviva in 2022.