Fairstone already has offices in Dundee, Glasgow, and Fife. The new hires will set up an additional team in Edinburgh. Fairstone has had a presence in Edinburgh since 2012 when Spence & Spence joined the group.
“We are very excited to welcome three more advisers to our operations in Edinburgh. We are always looking for ambitious, high calibre candidates to join us and we are very pleased that they have decided to do so as part of Fairstone,” said Lee Hartley, chief executive of Fairstone Group.
Michael Archibald said: “Richard, Paul and I had a clear vision from the start on what we required from any company that would be supporting our business, not only at the outset but over the long term. It was essential that we aligned ourselves to a company that thought like us and had the ability to meet our high expectations. From our first meeting, it was clear that Fairstone had helped may individuals like ourselves to build their own business.”
Mein has worked as an independent financial adviser (IFA) for 25 years. He is an expert at providing corporate advice as well as specialising in investments and pensions. Prior to joining Fairstone Mein specialised in advising in the medical market for Aviva and General Accident. He also spent seven years as a wealth management adviser with Clydesdale Bank.
Archibald specialises in pensions, investments and tax planning. He spent nine years as a wealth management adviser at Clydesdale Bank and nine years as a broker consultant at Scottish Equitable.
Before joining Fairstone, Johnson spent six years as a wealth management consultant at Bank of Scotland and fourteen years as a financial planning consultant for Standard Life. He has 20 years’ experience in managing clients’ investment, pensions and tax planning requirements.