Dermot Hoare
A Qualified Financial Advisor through the LIA he began his career with Royal Liver. He subsequently joined Bank of Ireland Lifetime and was promoted to Senior Counsellor.
Dermot moved to join AIB’s Ark Life as a Consultant and was promoted to Regional Sales Manager in 2001. On leaving AIB he spent two years in brokerage followed by a period as Senior Manager, Wealth Management in IIB Bank. He subsequently became a board member and Sales Director of Independent Trustee Company.
He leverages his extensive industry experience to provide his clients with solutions that are bespoke to their individual needs.
Sylvia Campion
A Qualified Financial Advisor she also holds a Diploma in Financial Services and a Diploma in Wealth Management.
Sylvia’s career began in AIB where she gained invaluable experience in a wide range of financial products and branch banking. In 1993 she was appointed to the position of Financial Planning Consultant with AIB’s Life Company, Ark Life and then as a Senior Financial Planning Consultant.
She was subsequently appointed as Regional Sales Manager. In 2003, Sylvia established Advocate Financial Services with Micheál Kelly to provide financial advice to their clients.
Sylvia has a strong customer focus and works closely with clients in determining their financial priorities and needs.
Micheal Kelly
Micheál’s began his career with Irish Life Assurance. Following a period with Allied Dunbar in London and as a Senior Counsellor with Bank of Ireland’s Lifetime, Micheál joined Ark Life in 1991, as a Senior Financial Planning Consultant.
He was subsequently promoted to Regional Sales Manager. In 2003, Micheál established Advocate Financial Services with Sylvia Campion to provide financial advice to their clients.
As financial products were becoming more complex their goal was to deliver personalised and customised financial solutions tailored specifically to serve the unique needs of each client. The result, a successful business advising clients across Ireland on their financial needs.