Meet the Team: Andrew Gilmore

Welcome to the first of our “Meet the Team” blogs.  We have a great mix of people here at Active and we thought you might like to find out more about us….

First up is Andrew Gilmore, Chartered Financial Planner & Paraplanning Manager.  Andrew joined Active as an Apprentice in 2007 and has recently been awarded Fellowship (of the Chartered Insurance Institute) which is the highest qualification offered by the CII

Name: Andrew Gilmore

Job Title: Chartered Financial Planner & Paraplanning Manager (Fellow)

Qualifications: FPFS, ACII, Cert CII (MP&ER)

Area covered: Teesside mainly but also have clients in Preston, Yorkshire and Scotland

Family: Married, 1 daughter, 2 dogs

Hobbies: Football 5 a side, tennis (occasionally), watching live music, going to Man Utd games and the main one (90% of the time) watching Disney Junior with my daughter, Olivia

Favourite restaurant: Paesanos in Alvor as it reminds me of family holidays growing up

Person you would most like to meet (alive or dead) and why:  Sir Alex Ferguson (because I am a Man Utd fan) and also admire the way he has remained successful for so long and isn’t scared of making big decisions.

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“Having been a client of Active for many many years and have always been given great advice and direction. I am now looked after by Andrew. He has given excellent advice and service, continuing on the great work this company has always offered me. Always cheerful and helpful; a great asset to Active. I have no problem recommending him to other people.

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