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The Team

Find out about our professional and experienced team - who they are, how they can help you and how you can contact them.

Mike Drake

Director

Mike Drake has been a Director at i2i Financial Planning since 2002. He’s passionate about i2i and its clients and strives to ensure they always get the best advice and service from highly qualified advisers.

He previously worked as a financial adviser and started his career with L&G in 1988.

Mike’s a family man with a son age 30+ (he says he had him when he was 12, huh) and he loves the outdoors, with cycling, walking and reading being passions of his.

Nigel Waterfall-Brown

Director

Nigel is a Director at i2i financial planning group ltd. Following a chance meeting with Mike Drake (co director) whom he’d known socially for years, they discovered they had the same values and goals and ultimately set up i2i financial planning back in Feb 2002.

Initially Nigel trained as a biology teacher before deciding it was not for him and he moved into financial services in 1987 as a financial adviser.

When Nigel is not at work, he loves spending time with his wife Lynne and their family and their grandchildren. His is also a keen drummer in a number of rock bands, something he’s enjoyed since he was a teenager.

Mark Mercer

Mortgage & Protection Specialist

Mark has many years of experience in mortgages industry since joining the Halifax in the 1980’s and he has also worked at the TSB, Lloyds along with being the branch manager at the Skipton in Hull, so naturally has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to assist his clients. He prides himself on giving first class mortgage and protection advice to all of his clients and nothing pleases him more than seeing happy clients moving into the home of their dreams.

He has worked in local estate agents in Hull and now works purely on his own, where he looks after his existing client bank and new customers alike.

Mark is married to Kim and lives in the village of Cottingham, on the outskirts of Hull, it is the largest village in England and offers plenty to do. Mark follows sport with great interest, particularly football, cricket, rugby league and golf. He is also a passholder at Hull City.

Bella Pemberton

Mortgage & Protection Adviser

Bella prides herself on giving first class mortgage and protection advice to all her clients. As well as seeing her clients achieve their goals, Bella loves getting to know her clients. She loves finding out all about them and building a close relationship.  She prides herself on treating every client as if they were a member of her own family.

Bella has been in financial services for over 15 yrs, working in all aspects of financial services and banking. From a long stretch as a diploma qualified financial advisor based at Santander, a protection specialist at Legal and General, to a mortgage advisor based at ‘Your Move’ estate agency. She has vast experience of the whole financial services sector and the property market industry.

Bella is married to Andy and they have two children Toby and Leo. They have a motorhome and spend their weekends travelling around the UK taking the kids to explore new places and experience the great outdoors.  Bella loves travelling abroad and visiting her family in Belgium as much as she can.  Bella is also an avid snowboarder and likes to go away on ski adventures as much as she can.

Clive Lyth

Mortgage & Protection Specialist

Clive Lyth is a Mortgage & Protection Specialist for i2i financial planning group ltd. Clive specialises on advice on Mortgages and Protection.

Clive had a background in accountancy, before moving into financial services and giving advice via an accountants practice in Whitby, close to where he lives.

When he’s not giving advice on mortgages and protection, he spends his time with his young family, although he still finds time to fit in his hobbies of golf and darts.

John Dixon

Lifestyle Protection Specialist

John Dixon is a Lifestyle Protection Specialist for i2i financial planning group ltd.  John's specialty is life assurance, protecting peoples’ livelihoods and their mortgages, which he is passionate about.

John has been an adviser since 1996.

When he is not working - which isn’t very often as he’s a bit of a workaholic - he enjoys watching his local cricket team play which he used to play for and his competitive nature comes out in pub quizzes.

Graham Fereday

Mortgage & Protection Specialist

Graham Fereday is a Mortgage & Protection Specialist for i2i financial planning group ltd. Graham works full-time as a mortgage and protection adviser, with a lot of his work taking place remotely via email, phone and internet meaning he is readily available as most of his clients are spread around the country.

Graham initially went into accountancy but found that a little dull, so moved into financial services where his accountancy background helps, especially with complex cases.

When he’s not working Graham loves to travel, play golf and cook as well as spending time with his wife Lisa and their family.
 

Ian Spratt

Mortgage & Protection Broker

Ian has worked in the mortgage industry for the last 35 years specialising in mortgages and mortgage related insurance.  Ian provides professional assistance and guidance with both mortgage research & the application process and continues to support you until your mortgage completes.  He has clients located all around the UK who believe he provides an excellent mortgage service and return to use his expertise time and again whilst also recommending him to their family, friends and work colleagues on a regular basis.

Before entering the financial services industry, upon leaving college Ian worked within local government as a trainee accountant.

Outside of work Ian loves the outdoors, walking in the Lakes with his wife and travelling around the world, especially to visit his children and grandchildren in both America & New Zealand.

Armenal Dodds

Mortgage & Protection Adviser

Armenal prides herself on giving first class mortgage and protection advice to all her clients. As well as seeing her clients achieve their goals, Armenal loves getting to know her clients.

Armenal has been in financial services for over 5 yrs, working in all aspects of financial services. She has vast experience of the whole financial services sector and the property market industry.

Jacqui Morrow

Jacqui prides herself on giving first class mortgage and protection advice to all her clients. As well as seeing her clients achieve their goals, Jacqui loves getting to know her clients.

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