Award-winning adviser platform Parmenion is pleased to announce the appointment to its board of Chris Larkin as non-executive director.
Larkin has over 25 years of experience in financial services transformation, having held senior roles at HBOS, Bank of Scotland and CBRE and founding his own business, Bigrock, in 2004, which specialises in organisational change and training. He is highly respected as a trainer, consultant and executive coach with deep experience in sales, management and leadership.
As a non-executive director for Parmenion, Larkin will support the business in its growth ambitions and improve its platform experience.
Parmenion's CEO Martin Jennings said:
“Welcoming Chris onto the Board of Parmenion as a non-executive director will bring us a new perspective from someone highly experienced in transformational change and developing high performing teams. The sector is going through unprecedented levels of disruption, and we are delighted to be able to attract someone of Chris’s calibre to challenge and guide in equal measure.”
Chris Larkin added:
“I have seen in Parmenion an open, authentic culture where people strive to do the best they can both individually and collectively to advance the business. I have been brought in to help drive Parmenion to the next level at a pivotal point in its growth trajectory. I look forward to using my extensive experience in business transformation to support the delivery of Parmenion’s growth ambition. I will also look to further harness the incredible talent this organisation has, as it was the great people at Parmenion who really drew me to the business. I’m looking forward to getting started.”
This year has seen considerable change at Parmenion as it invests in its service and offering. This year the platform has added model portfolios from several leading wealth managers to its adviser proposition as well as new capability such as flexi ISA, new multi pot capabilities and integrating with FINIO for transaction data. Parmenion plans to unveil more new features and product changes to its proprietary platform and investment range over the coming months.