Gary O’Brien
Chartered Financial Planner and Director
Professional:
Gary is one of the founding directors of Ardent Financial Planning, helping to set the firm up in 2006. He is a Chartered Financial Planner with over 35 years of experience in financial services. His professional passion is to help people to organise their finances and their future. His time at work is split between guiding clients towards their chosen future lifestyle, whilst helping to run the business.
Personal:
Outside of work, Gary’s biggest priority is his family, spending lots of time with his wife Jane and two grown-up children. In his spare time, he enjoys several hobbies and pursuits, including flying aeroplanes, riding motorbikes, learning guitar (still!) and obviously sinking one or two pints with friends.
Accreditations
We’re delighted to say that we are ‘Top Rated’ on VouchedFor.
Likes
- Respect and manners
- Challenge and change
- Fun and a good laugh
- Keeping fit
- Tea, lots of tea.
Dislikes
- Rudeness
- Over complication
- Unnecessary delays
- Cakes which over promise and under-deliver.
- Irresponsible dog owners!
Meet the team
Based in the beautiful historic city of York, Ardent’s team is a professional yet friendly group who are highly qualified in their field. But away from work, they also have interesting lives and hobbies too, so click below to find out more about them.
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Mark Fisher
Managing Director / Chartered Assoc. of LIBF & Financial Planner
Ruth Norman
Senior Financial Planner & Chartered MCSI
Daniel Sanderson
Financial Planner
Elain Hughes
Business Director
Chris Tordoff
Technical & Compliance Director
Declan Coates
Client Relationship Manager
Andy Tatterton
Client Relationship Administrator
Donna Skidmore
Client Relationship Administrator
Trish Newton
Business Administrator
Amelia Headley
Client Administrator
Jarvis
Barketing executive