Former international rugby player Craig Dowsett has joined Evelyn Partners as a financial planning director at its London office.

Dowsett  is a Chartered Financial Planner and specialises in working with business owners and families in all areas of their business and personal financial planning.

He was previously at Vintage Wealth Management where he spent more than seven years working as an independent financial adviser.

Prior to that he was a professional rugby player at Rotherham Titans RUFC and received representative honours for England Students Rugby, as well as full representative honours for Belgium. 

Adam Osper, managing partner in Evelyn Partners' London office said: "His track record of working with external professional connections developing plans for SMEs and owner managed businesses make him a great addition to the team. Craig's sporting experience playing international rugby provides him with a drive that will complement the rest of our financial planning team."

Dowsett added: "This will be a really important step in my career and I look forward to working with my new colleagues to provide our financial planning services to clients."