PETERBOROUGH, ON – Farm Life Financial Planning Group (Farm Life) today announced Bernie Kottelenberg as its newest advisor to join the fast-growing Peterborough, Ontario based farm financial planning company.
"Bernie's extensive experience in agri-banking across southwestern Ontario provides us with another diverse offering for our clients,” says Darrell Wade, founder of Farm Life. “He is known across the industry for his integrity, commitment to his family and faith and will be a valuable addition to our team.”
Based at his home farm near Orangeville, Ontario, Bernie will continue to work with farming clients across southwestern Ontario. With over 20 years’ experience in agriculture banking leadership, team coaching and finance strategy development, he has extensive experience working with families on their farm business growth strategies. He also maintains a dairy, hog and crop farm where he and his wife are already teaching their nine children about the agriculture industry.
"Throughout my two decades of agri-banking experience, I have always enjoyed helping farm families plan the future of their business,” says Kottelenberg. “I am thrilled to join a team where the focus of family and family harmony is the cornerstone of their daily work.”
Farm Life Financial Planning Group was founded in 2015 by Darrell Wade with a mission to ensure Canadian farmers can keep farming. It works with families across Ontario to build continuity of the farm through succession, transition and tax efficient estate plans. In January 2018, Farm Life became a Benefit Partner of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). Farm Life currently has representatives across the province and is headquartered in Peterborough, Ontario.
Source : Farm Life