George Higginson joins Sesame
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George Higginson has been appointed chief operating officer at Sesame Bankhall and will join the firm in early 2011 from his previous role at Intrinsic, where he was one of the founding directors.
Higginson will lead the operating businesses of Sesame, Bankhall and PMS with a specific focus on developing the group’s response to RDR.
He will join the Sesame Bankhall Group board and will report to Ivan Martin.
Sesame Bankhall’s current chief operating officer Stephen Young will head up a new unit focused upon delivering a range of new business initiatives, including a new investment platform that will be unveiled later this year.
Young continues to report to executive chairman Ivan Martin and also as a member of the group board.
Keith Gilmour has been appointed as business development director to help drive forward and promote Sesame and Bankhall’s growing range of services for members.
Gilmour will be taking up his position in October and joins Sesame Bankhall Group from Positive Solutions, where he was marketing director.
He will join the Sesame Bankhall executive committee and will report to Higginson.
Ivan Martin, Sesame Bankhall Group’s executive chairman, says: “The formation of Sesame Bankhall Group has been followed by a successful period of integration with all three of our market leading brands – Sesame, Bankhall and PMS – now trading profitably.
“We must continue to build on that success, whilst looking towards a future landscape that is undergoing huge regulatory and social change.
“Young has led the successful integration of the new group, and we are now poised to make a series of major investments that will enable our members, and their clients, to look to the future with increasing confidence.
“It is imperative that those investments are delivered successfully and add real value to our members’ businesses, and Young will lead this vital work.”
Martin says that Sesame Bankhall’s ambitions are to further leverage its position in the market and that Higginson will be responsible for building its range of services for members and ensuring that all three of its business units are the leaders in their respective sectors.
He adds: “Higginson brings with him an exemplary track record in working with advisory businesses and has a passionate belief in the value of financial advice for consumers.”
