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Peter Shirreffs has joined the Qi Board as a Non-Executive Chairman. The former Regional Director of the Royal Bank of Scotland International and Natwest International will now help to shape the future of the Qi Group consisting Quidsin, Qi Finance and Qi Business Solutions.
Mr Shirreffs held senior management and executive positions with RBS Group before settling in Jersey in 1992 as MD of Royal Bank of Scotland Jersey Ltd.
He has considerable corporate and retail banking experience and is also the Non Executive Chairman and a Director of several local and international companies. He is a fellow and past President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and registered as a Principle Person with the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
Qi Group was incorporated in 2010. Its aim was to assist small Channel Island businesses to ride the recession by developing customer and cash flow solutions. The Group now operates across three jurisdictions and encompasses three successful business arms; Quidsin.com, a daily deal platform for service based businesses, Qi Finance a broker and lender of personal and business loans and Qi Business Solutions, offering cash flow solutions for retailers. Mr Shirreffs joins Kiri Cavill and Mike Scragg on the Board for Qi Group.
Kiri Cavill, CEO and Founder of Qi Group, said: "We have a dynamic group of businesses over three jurisdictions and for us to continue to diversify we require an innovative and experienced Board. We are very pleased to have attracted Peter to the Group and I’m certain his financial acumen and entrepreneurial outlook will be instrumental to our future development."
Peter Shirreffs, Non Executive Chairman, Qi Group, said: "I am excited to be working with a Group that has innovation at the core of its culture. Their philosophy is to think entrepreneurially and not fear ideas that are bigger than the business as it stands. It is my responsibility to lead the board in its agenda and ensure an effective working group. I believe in honesty and integrity when dealing with customers, coupled with world-class customer service. These are attributes I will be promoting as Qi Group move forward."
In his leisure time Mr Shirreffs enjoys the golf course and also likes to experience Jersey’s coastline by boat. He lives with his wife Deirdre and has two grown up daughters, Laura, and Emma.
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