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Meet Our Consultants


CONSULTANT: F.W. Gaunt FCII

Frank Gaunt has spent his career in the insurance and financial services industry with a wide range of experience including underwriting, sales, planning, marketing, sales management and more recently recruitment and training. In 1984 he formed Personnel Consultancy Services to provide a more professional recruitment service to individuals and organisations. In 1998 the name of the organisation was changed to Frank Gaunt Associates.

His early years were spent in Bradford in the Branch office of a major composite insurer, initially in Fire and Accident underwriting, moving on to sales. Obtained Associateship of The Chartered Insurance Institute.


The following four years were spent in sales development in the City of London before moving into marketing and product development. During this period he qualified as a Fellow of The Chartered Insurance Institute and became part-time Lecturer in Marketing and Statistics at the City of London Polytechnic.

A three-year period in sales planning led to an appointment in Sales Management in the Midlands where, in less than three years, an initial revenue of several millions was more than doubled. He was then involved in planning and implementing a new life operation and subsequently the recruitment and technical training of a life specialist sales force and branch back-up resources.


SENIOR CONSULTANT: Alan Cheetham Chartered Insurance Practitioner, ACII, ASFA, MSI, AIFP

Alan Cheetham has spent his career in the insurance and financial services industry gaining a wide range of experience including underwriting, sales, sales management, business development, planning and training.

He began work as a management trainee with one of the largest composite insurance companies before joining one of the UK’s major general insurance brokers.  He has worked as a general insurance company inspector, life and pensions broker consultant, direct sales representative, IFA, and in private banking and wealth management.  He has also spoken at many financial planning seminars, acquiring a reputation as an accomplished speaker and presenter.

 

More recently, he has gained experience as a divisional director in the wealth management division of a leading private bank, and has been a founding director of an IFA business with a current turnover exceeding £1.5m per annum.

 

Alan is professionally qualified, holds the ACII (general branch), subsequently obtaining the ASFA; has experience as a pension transfer specialist, and also as Money Laundering Reporting Officer.  He currently serves as chairman and vice-chairman on examination committees of the IAC (Investment Advice Certificate) for The Securities Institute.