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Appointments Ocorian has promoted Charlotte Cruickshank to the position of Global Head of Fund Onboarding and Solutions, based in Jersey. Charlotte joined Ocorian as Executive Director, Funds, in 2018. She has an extensive background in fund administration and accounting, working with clients to define their requirements and build tailored administration solutions. Prior to joining Ocorian, she spent five years with Langham Hall Fund Management, following senior roles with Mourant and Ipes. Charlotte reports to Ocorian’s Global Head of Service Lines and Business Development Mike Hughes.
Deloitte Partner Adam Cichocki has been appointed to lead the firm’s assurance and advisory teams across Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar, following Deloitte’s decision to create a single audit, assurance and advisory offering across the four jurisdictions. Adam has relocated to Jersey from Gibraltar to take up the role. He has almost 20 years of professional services experience. He has spent 17 years with Deloitte. After almost six years with the firm at the start of his career, he returned in 2010 to take up management roles in London, and has spent the past three years as Managing Partner of the Gibraltar office.
Suntera Global has named Ryan Taylor as Head of Funds for Jersey, responsible for developing and managing the new fund administration team and growing its client base. Ryan has worked in Jersey’s fund, trust and fiduciary sector since 2005. He has expertise in fund administration, accounting and governance, as well as operational and systems experience. Before joining Suntera, Ryan spent more than four years with Zedra, latterly as a Director of Fund Services in Jersey. Prior to this, he led the funds and corporate services team for Vistra and has also acted as a Director on a number of corporate and fund client boards.
Tristan Maultby and Sarah Ash (pictured) have been promoted to Group Partner at Walkers. Tristan, part of the Jersey banking and finance team, advises borrowers and lenders on real estate issues, including Islamic financing and enforcement matters. He has practised in Jersey since 2013, having worked at Norton Rose Fulbright in London. Sarah, who leads Walkers’ Guernsey employment law team, advises on employment law, particularly discrimination matters and issues in regulated financial services businesses. She has been in private practice since 2003 and joined Walkers in 2018 as Senior Counsel.
IQ-EQ has appointed Andy Mallet as Jersey Head of Operations. Andy joins from Apex Group, bringing with him over 15 years’ experience in Jersey financial services. This has included senior roles with Pentera Trust, JTC and Link Group. He has extensive experience across business transformation and improvement, technology enablement and digitisation, as well as risk management and corporate governance. In his new role, Andy will help steer IQ-EQ Jersey’s operations and drive business improvement initiatives, process efficiencies and technology enablement.
Investec Bank (Channel Islands) has appointed Andy Smith as Manager of its Jersey branch. Andy brings to the new position more than 35 years’ experience in banking and lending. He joined Investec in 2014, having spent the previous 11 years with RBS International in the Isle of Man and Jersey. Prior to this, Andy held a range of management roles with NatWest Life and NatWest Offshore over an eight-year period. In addition to his new responsibilities at Investec, Andy will retain his role as Head of Trust and Corporate Banking covering Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.
12 march/april 2017
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