AVENIR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS - Key Persons

David Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Map - Director & Adviser at Avenir
David has 26 years experience working in the financial services sector. In 2009, he set up Omnis Financial Solutions which became a trading style of Avenir in 2015 when he became a director. Prior to 2009 he was an Associate at Savills Private Finance where he spent 5 years as a residential mortgage broker. During his time at Savills he was predominantly arranging residential and buy to let mortgages and protection for high net worth clients. He has also been heavily involved with commercial funding and a wide variety of often complicated and unusual finance generation requirements. Prior to Savills, David was a Private Banking Manager at Natwest where he managed a portfolio of the banks high net worth clients. David has also worked for AXA and the Bank of Ireland Group dealing with mortgages, protection, pensions and investments along the way.

Guillaume Keirle

Job Titles:
  • Director & Adviser at Avenir

Helen Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager, Bristol
Helen has previously worked as a Group Life Insurance Administrator at Canada Life and Royal and Sun Alliance. Previous to that she held Administration roles at Rolls Royce and a firm of Bristol Solicitors. Helen left her Administration role to work in the childcare profession for a number of years as this afforded her the time to raise her two children. As the children are now older, Helen has joined Avenir to support the broker team on the Administration side of the business and assist with both back office and client work.

Sara Keirle

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager, Winscombe
Sara has previously worked as a primary school teacher and whilst completing her degree, had a role at Clerical Medical in the pension transfer department as an administrator. Before joining Avenir, Sara had her two children and now they are both at school, has taken on a role to help in the Winscombe office with the administration side of the business. Outside of work, Sara enjoys running and is involved with the local school PTFA and the organisation of the villages Michaelmas Fair.