Post Power List 2017: Carl Shuker
CEO, A-Plan
Rank: 42
A man who does things his own way, Carl Shuker appears unfazed by market forces and as other high-street brokers close shop, A-Plan has retained and expanded its footprint.
With a different model to others, Shuker has said that A-Plan will continue to open branches at the rate of five or six a year. Having shown remarkable resilience to market lows in the past, will 2017 shake things for A-Plan?
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