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Principal Member
: Brian Groom
Member (Admin) :
Margie Groom
Brian
is
an offshore investment specialist who also offers local investment
expertise.
He established Groom Investment Consulting cc in February 1999 when
he left Syfrets Private Bank where he had been the International
Consultant for the Southern region for four years.
Brian received a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of
Stellenbosch, majoring in Economics, Business Economics and
Industrial Psychology. He then received an Advanced Diploma in
International Tax and Offshore Financial Centres from RAU/IAS.
He spent four years at Old Mutual where he subsequently became
Production Manager of Old Mutual Unit Trusts responsible for
business in the Boland region of the Western Cape. Thereafter he and
his wife Margie spent 1990 touring the UK & Europe. On their return,
Brian spent four years as broker consultant at Liberty Life in Cape
Town. In March 1995 Brian left Liberty to take up the position of
International Consultant at Syfrets Private Bank.
Margie
joined the business in 2003 to become the office manager.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cape
Town, majoring in English and Psychology. Margie then went on to do
a Higher Diploma in Education (Post-Graduate) for Primary Education,
also at the University of Cape Town.
After a short teaching career, Margie did a Post-graduate
Secretarial Certificate at the Cape Technikon, whereafter she spent
years three years in the Corporate Executive Services division at
the Old Mutual. She was appointed as office manager at MAST before
resigning to spend a year overseas. Upon her return, she joined The
Leisure Corporation where she worked as PA to the managing director
for seven years before resigning to have her second child.
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