Roy Ricarse, Founder - Prosecure Financial
Roy Ricarse was born in Davao City, Philippines. He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration major in Management at the Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines. He worked for multi-national and consumer-product distribution companies in the Philippines including Gillette, East Asiatic Company and JDH. He eventually immigrated to Canada with his wife Gigi and two boys in June 2005. In Canada, he worked for different consumer-facing businesses including Winners, Home Depot, The Brick and Zee Medical.
Roy Ricarse served as one of the board of directors at the Multicultural Helping House Society (MHHS) for many years. Roy and his wife are devout Christians. Their family currently attends Sunday service and Bible studies at the Willingdon Church in Burnaby. They believe that a solid society starts from a strong foundation within the family grounded on the virtues of respect, kindness, humility, compassion, sincerity, and love.
Gigi Grey-Ricarse, Marketing & Client Relationship
She was born in Davao City, Philippines. She finished her bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication at the Ateneo de Davao University. She spent nearly 12 years working at the Philippine Long Distance Tel. Co (PLDT) working her way up the corporate ladder to become a branch manager.
Gigi received her insurance license in 2010. Along with her husband Roy Ricarse, Gigi is partnered with HUB Financials as their Managing General Agency.
From 2019-2021, Gigi worked full-time for a non-profit organization to do financial coaching to vulnerable families in British Columbia, BC where she received a certification as a Financial Literacy Training Facilitator.
Outside of her work, Gigi has served in her church as the Youth Ministry Leader. She also served as Vice President of the Ateneo Alumni Association of BC (AAABC) and did outreach volunteer work for the Multicultural Helping Society in British Columbia, Canada.
In addition to being a Financial Literacy Educator, Retirement Planning Coach, and Insurance & Investment Advisor, Gigi is currently pursuing a Financial Planner Designation.
Mhae Palo, Web Specialist & Admin Assistant
She started her career in the field of customer service and technical support industry in Canada and later became a purchasing officer at a manufacturing company where she acquired knowledge and skills in logistics, chain supply and inventory management. Along with her main duty in the company, she has also performed web developing and marketing tasks.
At present time, she enjoys working as administrative assistant and web specialist at Prosecure Financial where she gets to assist Roy and Gigi in providing clients the proactive solutions to build and secure their hard-earned wealth. She strongly believes on the advisor’s characteristic on respect, reliability, and integrity.