Summit Financial Services Group has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Summit Brokerage Services has appointed Michael Costantini to lead the firm's recruiting effort.

Mr Costantini joins Summit from Dreyfus Investments, where he most recently served as regional vice president wholesaling various Dreyfus and Bank of New York Mellon products to Florida-based advisors. Prior to joining Dreyfus, Mr Costantini was regional vice president of Sentinel Financial Services where he spent 14 years of his career.

Marshall Leeds, chairman, CEO and president of Summit Brokerage Services, said: Given the firm’s strategic goal of growing through the recruitment of financial advisors, we are pleased to be able to utilize Mike’s extensive industry experience.