Gary was born in Doncaster, the miner’s son grew up in the nearby mining village of Bircotes. He joined a small accountancy business in Worksop upon leaving sixth form college and gained his Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification.
He moved to Scunthorpe in 2002 and joined Coleman & Co and, when it merged with RNS, he studied to become a chartered accountant, qualifying in August 2011.
He is married to Kerry and they have two children, Olivia and Ben.
Email: gary.makinson@rnsca.co.uk