Andrew Fahy
Chief Executive Officer
Dublin
What attracted you to a career in wealth management?
I previously worked in professional practice as a Chartered Tax Adviser and Chartered Accountant. What gave me the greatest satisfaction was solving problems for clients and helping them to put sensible longer-term plans in place. I noticed that wealth managers had more frequent and meaningful contact with their clients and often had a more holistic view of their clients’ overall position. This led me to conclude that wealth management provided an opportunity to be more proactive with clients and to combine my tax and accounting background with sensible and high-quality longer-term investment management, all with a view to delivering positive outcomes for clients.
How do you look after / work with clients?
My role as Chief Executive of Quilter Cheviot Europe is to ensure that our team strives to deliver the best outcomes for our clients. We have incredibly deep investment and financial planning resources right across Quilter Cheviot, and a large part of my role is to help the team to make those resources and services available to our clients. I was appointed Chief Executive in April 2023 and was previously the firm’s Head of Financial Planning. My role is heavily focussed on the day-to-day operation of the business, but I will always enjoy meeting with clients; they are, and always will be, the lifeblood of our business. Our team never tires of hearing about our clients’ personal and professional journeys, and the best part of our job is the satisfaction of knowing that we have helped our clients and their families to enjoy greater financial freedom.
What are your interests outside of work?
I love to travel with family and friends, particularly to concerts and sports events. I also coach rugby at underage level and enjoy the occasional game of golf. I previously worked as a lecturer and an examiner with the Irish Tax Institute, but these days at weekends I am more likely to be found standing at the side of an underage rugby or hockey pitch rather than in a lecture theatre.