Barry Horner BA (Hons) CFP DipPFS

Chief Executive Officer

Barry Horner is the Chief Executive Officer for Paradigm Norton Financial Planning Limited.

Barry was awarded a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance in 1983. After graduating, Barry trained with a firm of Chartered Accountants for a period of three years and subsequently worked as an accountant in industry for two FTSE 100 companies. In 1989 he established a wealth management firm, which was sold to a US financial planning practice in 1999.

Barry was one of the founders of Paradigm Capital Management in 2001 and has subsequently led the Paradigm Norton team to its current position whereby the firm is regarded as one of the most respected financial planning firms in the UK – an achievement recognised within our profession through Paradigm Norton being awarded the Citywire NMA South West award in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 & 2011 recognising it as the top financial planning firm in the South West.

Barry acts as Client Relationship Manager for 30 of the firm’s key clients, many of which are high profile, and is supported by a team of client managers and financial Planners.

Having achieved Certified Financial Planner status in 2003, Barry provides high-level financial planning advice to those clients, which incorporates wealth management and the development of philanthropic giving strategies.

Barry is a regular contributor to the broadsheets and financial trade press. He is Immediate Past President of the Institute of Financial Planning and in a 2008 survey, was included in the top 20 of ‘The most influential financial advisers in the UK’. In 2008 Barry became a fellow of the International Centre for Families in Business.