Craig is a Chartered Financial Planner and looks after clients in the UK, Europe, Middle East and the rest of Asia. He spent many of his childhood years as an expat due to his Oil & Gas executive father and International School teacher mother. After graduating with a degree in Finance from the University of Aberdeen, Craig worked in the pensions industry in Edinburgh before moving into financial planning. He is interested and highly experienced in the areas of tax planning, pensions and retirement.
Qualifications
- Chartered Financial Planner – Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning (CII)
Areas of expertise
- Retirement and cash flow planning for UK expats.
Quick Q&A
When you were younger, what did you want to be?
Ambassador or fighter jet pilot!
What was your first job?
I worked for a pension provider in Edinburgh before realising my passion for financial planning and looking more widely at a client’s financial position.
What’s your favourite thing about working at GSB?
Being part of the best qualified and most experienced financial planning team in the region, supported by amazing colleagues in other departments, to provide the most comprehensive service to our clients.
When did you move to Dubai?
Permanently in 2019 however I also went to school in Dubai as a teenager!
What’s your favourite country and why?
Vietnam is the country that’s felt the most ‘different’ to me so far and somewhere I’d love to explore more and by different means (hopefully riding a motorbike!).