Executive Team

  • Chris Gibson - Managing Director, Argyll Insurance Services

Chris Gibson

chris.gibson@argyll-ins.co.uk

1962 - 2000: Company Market ( Northern & Employers/CU/CGU/Norwich Union )
1962 - 1968: Trainee Underwriter and Motor Underwriter ( London Branches )
1968 - 1974: General Inspector - Direct customers - London
1975 - 1980 City Inspector - City Broker Division - London
1980 - 1985: District Sales Manager - Birmingham
1985 - 1989: Sales Manager - Ipswich
1989 - 2000: Business Manager - Birmingham, Brighton & Maidstone Branches.
2000 - Present Day: Director - Argyll Insurance Services

  • Gareth Roberts - Co-Director, Kent Operations

Gareth Roberts

gareth.roberts@argyll-ins.co.uk

1986 - 1992: Management trainee with Commercial Union in Cardiff and Bristol
1992 - 1994: Senior Commercial Accident Underwriter with Commercial Union Maidstone
1994 - 2005: Director at Knighthood Corporate Assurance
2005 - Present Day: Director at Argyll Gillingham
ACII and Chartered Insurance Broker

  • David Satterford - Co-Director, Kent Operations

David Statterford

david.satterford@argyll-ins.co.uk

1967 - 1969: Price Forbes as trainee broker on non marine
1970 - 1972: Willis Faber & Dumas as account handler in non marine
1973 - 1975: Minets as senior account handler
1975 - 1990: Cayzer Steel Bowater as Account Executive/Section Leader on all UK based business
1990 - 2003: Walker Satterford Partnership - formed own brokerage with colleague building a very sound business
2003 - Present Day: present day - sold business to Argyll to benefit clients and personally being part of a larger organisation.

  • John Walpole - Director, Argyll Financial Services

John Walpole

john.walpole@argyll-ins.co.uk

1973 - 1989: Lloyds Bank Plc.
Wide experience of retail banking operations at branch and Area Office level.
Attained Chartered Institute of Bankers Associateship.
1989 - 1996: Abbey Life Assurance Co. Ltd.
Financial Services Products Sales Agent.
Attained Financial Planning Certificate
1996 - Present Day: Argyll Financial Services
Joined as trainee IFA now Executive Director.
Attained Advanced Financial Planning Certificate (Dip.PFS)
Working towards Chartered Financial Planner status.
Responsible for promoting Argyll Financial services to legal and accounting practices.
Working primarily with high net individuals and business-owners advising on protection, investment and pension solutions - both pre and post retirement.
Passed a personal milestone of £2million fee and commission income, for the group, in November 2008.

  • Rob Walker - Account Director

Rob Walker

rob.walker@argyll-ins.co.uk

1961 - 1964: Joined Car & General Insurance Co. (part of Royal Exchange) as member of Chartered Insurance Institute
1964 - 1967: Moved to Lloyds Brokers J.H Dewey & Co as broker at Lloyds
1967 - 1977: Joined De Falbe Halsey & Co - Lloyds Brokers as account executive & broker - rising to Non-marine Director
1972: Qualified Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute by examination
1977 - 1990: Joined Lloyds Broker - Cayzer Steel Bowater as Branch Director
1990 - 2003: Formed own brokerage - Walker Satterford Partnership
2003 - Present Day : - Present day Joined with Argyll Insurance Services Ltd. Account Director - North Kent Operations.

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