Steve Weston
Chief Executive Officer
Steve has over 25 years' experience within Financial Services spanning across both Retail and Private Banking, Wealth Management and the Life Insurance sectors. He has held a variety of senior executive level positions with responsibilities ranging from product management through to IT and operations, and managing large teams across different countries across the globe before becoming CEO of Ardan International in May 2025.
James Parsons
Head of Sales
James entered the financial services industry in 1999. After moving to the UAE with Friends Provident in 2010, he then worked for RL360 as International Sales Manager before moving to Ardan International following the acquisition by IFGL in 2017.
Richard Gerrard
Head of Operations
Richard has worked in International Financial Services for 30 years and has held various operational management and relationship management roles in the offshore life insurance industry and banking. He has worked within IFGL companies for the last 15 years, including as Head of Customer Services for RL360 and joined Ardan in 2021 as Head of Operations.
George Powell
Investment Services Manager
George has worked in the offshore life assurance industry for over 5 years. Whilst working for Friends Provident International, George held numerous roles across Customer Services and Investment Operations departments. George joined Ardan International in the summer of 2021 and was promoted to Investment Services Manager at the start of 2023.