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Gareth Marr stepped down as CEO of Origen in January 2006 to take a short sabbatical. Appointed in 2004, he led the merger of the 5 IFA businesses acquired by Aegon (A&B, Elliott Bayley, Aurora, Wentworth Rose and Momentum) into one company and launched the new Origen brand in the UK market. Prior to that he was CEO of A&B, a fee based advisory firm in the City.
In the last 3 years businesses run by Gareth have been awarded IFA of the year, Pensions IFA of the year (twice), Investment IFA of the year, and Professional development IFA of the year. Gareth has worked in the financial services industry for over 30 years, initially with Phoenix Assurance Company and Pointon York. In 1984 he formed his own company, Moores Marr Bradley where he remained until 1999, when he joined A&B.
He is currently a member of the Board of the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC), and has been Deputy Chairman of FIMBRA, and Chairman of the Association of Pensioneer Trustees, has appeared before the Treasury Select Committee and has worked with various committees for the PIA, SIB and FSA (including the original pension review). |