Ric Traynor
Executive Chairman
Service specialisms:
- Group Services
Executive Chairman
Learn more about Ric Traynor
Ric is Executive Chairman of BTG, based in our Manchester office. He manages the strategic growth of BTG and leads a team of over 1,400 employees across 50 locations nationwide. Ric founded BTG, formerly Begbies Traynor Group, in 1989, establishing it as a market leader in financial and real estate advisory.
As part of BTG’s strategic growth journey, Ric has led a series of successful acquisitions, subsequently growing every division and service line, and tripling the size of the business in the last ten years. Under Ric’s leadership, the company floated on the Alternative Investment Market in August 2004, becoming the first insolvency specialist to list on the stock market.
Ric specialises in practice management and has considerable experience in financial turnaround and dispute resolution within professional practices.
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340 Deansgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 4LY
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