Meet The Team

Colin Taylor, CEO

“We are committed to helping our customers to achieve the lifestyle they aspire to. It’s the immediate effect that equity release has on people’s lives that makes working in this specialist area so rewarding.”

Colin founded Key Retirement Solutions in 1998, drawing on his experience of working in the financial services industry for almost 30 years. He has specialised in equity release for over 10 years and has become a recognised expert in this field.

Colin is regularly asked for comment on television and radio, and is well known to many leading financial editors who contact him for views and information for the equity release articles they are writing.

Colin is a firm believer in helping people to make their retirement years financially secure and always recommends that anyone reviewing their retirement finances seeks independent advice.

Please e-mail our press office if you would like Colin to provide comments for the press.

Richard Overson, Managing Director

“Every one of our advisers is qualified and has been trained to the highest standard, so that you can be certain you will receive expert independent advice on a wide range of equity release products.”

Richard has worked in financial services for over 20 years and has focused on the sales and advising side of the business and has been the driving force behind building and developing the sales force for Key. He is one of the members of the management team that founded Key and has helped in the growth the company has achieved to become the leading company in this area.

Richard is also instrumental in working with providers in developing products that will meet the clients needs and feels it is vital products continue to be innovative to meet clients requirements.

Dean Mirfin, Business Development Director

“The quality of our research is at the heart of our business to ensure the quality of the advice we provide. Our research is also regularly used by both industry and national press.”

Dean has worked in the financial services industry for almost 15 years, as an adviser and a mortgage specialist and has played an important role in the development of Key Retirement Solutions since the company began.

He is one the members of the management team that founded Key and as Business Development Director, is responsible for creating ways to develop the equity release market further. Dean looks after the technical aspects of the business, providing our advisers with the relevant research to keep Key at the forefront of the equity release market.

Dean is also responsible for much of the PR work for Key, and regularly appears in the national and trade press, as well as on television and radio.

Please e-mail our press office if you would like Dean to provide a comment for the press.