Company Profile
Formed in 1991, Invesco Limited is today recognised as the leading Irish owned firm of Employee Benefits Consultants.
Through our Corporate Pensions Division we provide comprehensive employee benefits, administration and advisory services to a wide range of multinational and indigenous companies. Our Wealth Management Advisory Service provide advice on on all aspects of Personal Financial Planning. Our experienced team of client focused Actuarial Consultants can guide clients through the changing world of employee benefits determining the optimal strategy for particular plans which will positively impact on their bottom line.
Our clients benefit from our extensive in-house research and the considerable practical expertise gained through the years. This, combined with our independence, ensures our clients receive the expertise and recommendations which are essential in the increasingly complicated financial world of today.
Industry Achievements
- First to be awarded ISO 9001:2000 Quality Standard
- First to be awarded Authorised Advisor status
- First to offer web access to both DB and DC schemes
2008 Winner Best Life & Pensions Broker
- Investor Magazine Award
2007 Winner Best Financial Services Consultancy
- Moneymate and Investor Magazine Award
Profile of Directors
Des McGarry
Managing Director
Des is Managing Director and co-founded
Invesco in 1991. Des has over 25 years
experience in Employee Benefits and is
responsible for the overall management
and financial operations of Invesco.
Andy Kelly
Director / Head of Wealth Management Advisory Service
Andy joined Invesco in 1997 and has
25 years experience in the Pension and
Investment industry having worked with
New Ireland Assurance for 7 years and
Norwich Union for 9 years.
Brian McGarry
Director
Brian joined Invesco in 1996 having
spent 8 years as a Pensions Consultant
with Irish Pensions Trust.
Gerry Winters
Director / Head of Consulting
Gerry joined Invesco in June 2001.
Prior to this, Gerry worked in Mercer
for 11 years. Gerry is an Associate of
the Pensions Management Institute, an
Associate of the Irish Institute of Pension
Managers and a Chartered Fellow of
the Chartered Institute of Personnel
and Development.
Miceal Gunning
Director
Miceal has been with Invesco since
2000 and has over 14 years experience
in the Pension and Investment industry.
Prior to joining Invesco Miceal worked
with Norwich Union, Ulster Bank and
Bank of Ireland.
Frank Downey
Director / Head of Actuarial
Frank joined Invesco in April 2005. He has
over 25 years experience in the Actuarial
and Employee Benefits fields and has
served on the Council and a number of
Committees of the Society of Actuaries
in Ireland. Frank previously worked with
Buck Heissmann Consultants and Irish
Life. He holds a BA in Economics from
Trinity College, Dublin and qualified as
an actuary in 1987.
Paddy Swan
Director / Investment Division
Paddy graduated with a BA Honours
Degree in Economics from UCD in 1987.
Before joining Invesco in 2000 he had
built up 13 years industry experience in
Trinity Bank, Dublin, State Street Bank,
Boston and Eagle Star, Dublin.
Finian O’Driscoll
Director
Finian joined Invesco in 2008 having
spent over 25 years with Mercer, most
recently as part of the Irish Senior
Management Group with responsibility
for the Munster region.
John Lucey
Director
John has over 20 years experience in the Irish pension industry having previously worked with Coyle Hamilton Willis and Irish Life. John is an Associate of both the Irish Institute of Pensions Managers and the Pensions Management Institute. John was previously a director of Traders Financial Services (Cork) Limited, which was acquired by Invesco in October 2009.
