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The Vartan & Son TeamANDREW VARTAN, FSI, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
JOHN VARTAN, FSI, FRSA, Partner, Co-FounderAfter being educated at Uppingham and Cambridge University, John started his stockbroking career in 1959. He arrived in Peterborough in 1963 to open his own office and, in October 1993, decided to establish the Partnership of Vartan & Son with his son, Andrew. He was a Member of the London Stock Exchange Council from 1974 to 1979 and Chairman of the Provincial Unit of the London Stock Exchange from 1976 to 1979. John is a Fellow of the Securities Institute. He is a Freeman of the City of London, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers. John is now semi-retired but still retains strong working links with clients.
MICHAEL KENYON, MSI, Partner, Compliance OfficerAfter being educated at Cheltenham College, Michael read Rural Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1992. Michael then changed his intended career and gained some experience in stockbroking with Brewin Dolphin in London. He joined Vartan & Son in March 1994 and became a Partner in January 1998. Michael is responsible for the Compliance issues of the firm and liaises directly with our regulatory body, the FSA. Michael is a Member of the Securities Institute.
ROBIN MORTON, FSI, BSc(Hons), Fund ManagerRobin joined Vartan & Son in May 2001 after attending Oundle School and studying at the University of Warwick, where he gained a degree in Economics. In November 2001, Robin qualified as a Registered Representative and completed the Securities Institute Diploma in June 2004. Robin is responsible for the composition of client Reports and is the main liaison officer for solicitor and accountant contacts. Robin is a Member of the Securities Institute.
PAUL GREAVES, MSI, Fund ManagerPaul rejoined the team in April 2004 after working as a Sales Trader and Market Maker for Investec Investment Bank in London. More recently, Paul has been working as a Discretionary Fund Manager for Barclays Private Clients. Paul has a direct link with an increasing number of Market Makers and Sales Traders in the City, and handles all Compliance issues for the Firm and reports directly to the firms Compliance Officer. Paul is a Member of the Securities Institute.
GRAHAM OWENS, MSI, Consultant (Stow on the Wold Office)Graham commenced his stockbroking career in 1959 and became a partner at Smith Keen & Barnett in 1966 before becoming a consultant to various stockbroking firms, includingGilbert Jeffs & Co, Margetts & Addenbrooke, G R Dawes & Co and Fyshe Horton Finney. In 1995, Graham founded St Paul’s Square Stockbrokers Limited, based in Birmingham, where he was a director until he became a consultant to Vartan & Son in July 2002. Throughout his career, Graham has specifically researched smaller companies and has been involved in various corporate introductory works and flotations. He is a past Member of the Birmingham Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange. He is also a Member of the Securities Institute.
GEORGE BRUNTON, MSI, Consultant (Birmingham Office)George started his stockbroking career in 1959 at Smith Keen and Barnett, based in Birmingham, before spending 27 years at Neville Industrial Securities Limited, an issuing house in Birmingham which specialised in flotations. George became a Director of Fyshe Horton Finney Limited in 1993 and, in 1995, was a founding Director of St Paul’s Square Stockbrokers Limited, based in Birmingham. He became a Consultant with Vartan & Son in July 2002. George is a past Member of the London Stock Exchange, and is a Member of the Securities Institute.
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After being educated at Bilton Grange and Millfield School, Andrew joined Buckmaster & Moore in London in 1982. After spending two valuable years training in London and gaining experience of dealing on the old trading floor of the London Stock Exchange, Andrew moved to Peterborough in 1984 where he continued to work as a Fund Manager for Buckmaster and Moore, which later became Credit Suisse Buckmaster Moore in 1986. In 1989, Charterhouse Tilney aquired the Peterborough office and Andrew was promoted to Associate Director in 1992. In October 1993, Andrew founded Vartan & Son with his father. Andrew is a Fellow of the Securities institute, a Freeman of the City of London, and a Member of The Worshipful Company of Glaziers.