Mark Fisher
Managing Director & Senior Chartered Financial Planner
Professional:
Mark has worked in financial planning for around 30 years and am a Chartered financial planner. During that time, he has helped clients navigate important financial and life decisions, including retirement, selling a business, receiving an inheritance and supporting family members. Alongside advising clients, he leads Ardent as Managing Director and is responsible for the firm’s overall direction, culture and continued development.
Mark’s role combines leading the business with working directly with clients. He helps to set Ardent’s strategic direction, supports and develops our team, and ensures that we maintain high professional and ethical standards. He also meets with clients, reviews their financial plans and helps them make clear, informed decisions about their future. He takes the time to understand each client’s circumstances, priorities and values, then helps turn these into a practical financial plan. Many of Mark’s client relationships have developed over a number of years, so his role is not simply to provide advice at a single point in time, but to help clients adapt their plans as their lives change.
Personal:
Mark’s interests include mountain biking, gravel biking, walking, interior design and travel. He particularly enjoys city breaks, Japanese gardens and experiencing the architecture, culture and everyday life of different places. Mark also likes discovering interesting shops, independent coffee houses and well-designed spaces. He is also a trustee of a local housing charity and has been since 2017, giving him the opportunity to contribute to the community beyond his professional role. He enjoys taking on a physical challenge and most recently completed Yorkshire’s Tough Mudder.
Accreditations
We’re delighted to say that all our advisers are ‘Top Rated’ on VouchedFor.
To learn more, please visit our blog post all about our inclusion in the latest VouchedFor Top Rated guide by clicking here.
Likes
- Cycling - gravel and mountain biking
- European City Breaks
- Walking
- That first beer after a long walk
- City Breaks
- Rosé
Dislikes
- Clowns
- Eyeballs
- Flying
- Rude and arrogant people
- Tardiness
- Extended family gatherings
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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Amelia Headley
Marketing & Business Administrator
Andy Tatterton
Senior Client Relationship Administrator
Chris Tordoff
Technical & Compliance Director
Daniel Sanderson
Financial Planner
Donna Skidmore
Client Experience Lead
Elain Hughes
Business Director
Gary O’Brien
Senior Chartered Financial Planner
Ruth Norman
Senior Chartered Financial Planner
Sarah Hall
Client Relationship Administrator
Sharon Chow
Client Relationship Administrator
Trish Newton
Business Administrator
Jarvis
Barketing executive