Stephen Girling, managing director and co-founder of Norwich-based Monetary Planning agency SG Wealth Administration has handed away at his residence.
The daddy of three was taken sick final month and died peacefully, surrounded by his household.
Mr Girling collectively launched SG Wealth Administration (SGWM) in 2001, growing it into the 37 worker enterprise it’s right now.
Dr Andy Wooden, Chairman of SGWM, stated: “As you’ll be able to think about, information of Stephen’s passing has hit all of us extraordinarily onerous inside the enterprise, and we ship our condolences to his spouse Rachel, his kids, and all who knew and cherished him.
“I can say from each a private {and professional} perspective that he was an extremely particular man who introduced loads of steerage, kindness and alternative to many.
“We after all perceive that our purchasers may take heed to the pivotal position Stephen has performed on the helm of our firm for greater than 20 years, so we wish to allay any potential issues you will have as to the steadiness of operational exercise presently.
“Due to Stephen’s conscientious professionalism and his capability to develop a massively proficient and competent workforce of specialists of their subject, we have already got in place a robust management workforce. Our purchasers will be assured that we’re working as onerous as ever on delivering identical stage of service and help you could have come to count on of us.”
The corporate’s administration workforce had already been actively taking a look at succession planning for SGWM, with a view to Mr Girling leaving the enterprise in 2024.
Mr Wooden stated: “Stephen and I had been already in discussions round his intention to step away from the enterprise on the early a part of 2024 and labored intently on making a course of via which we had been enterprise priceless governance and resilience work for a lot of 2023. In consequence, we’re in a position to be assured of easy continuity even in these surprising circumstances.”
There will likely be a Thanksgiving Service for Mr Girling on Tuesday 16 January at 3.30pm at CityGates Church, 2 – 6 Botolph Avenue, Norwich NR3 1DU. Refreshments will likely be served within the church following the service and the household stated they welcome alongside everybody who needs to affix them.