Select a region
Jersey Finance has made two senior business development appointments to support a programme of increased activity across the Middle East and India.
Charlie Barlow and Gary Hales have both been appointed business development directors to cover the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and India. Both will be based in the UAE, which will provide them with a regional springboard for Jersey Finance’s business development activities in the UAE, other GCC states and India.
With a background in banking and consulting, Mr Barlow has worked with private clients across Hong Kong and the GCC region. His banking career included time with HSBC and Bank of Singapore and most recently he was providing consultancy services to several GCC family offices.
Mr Hales, who joined Jersey Finance in 2012 from HSBC, moves into his new role having previously been responsible for business development in Africa, Russia, Europe and the UK. With over 20 years’ experience in banking and international financial services he has gained exposure to key markets around the world.
In support of Jersey Finance’s increased activity, Jersey’s Assistant Chief Minister Philip Ozouf, who has specific responsibility for financial services, digital, competition and innovation, visited the region recently to further bolster Jersey’s governmental links with the UAE and gave a keynote address at Jersey Finance’s Asia Roadshow event in Dubai on 26 November. He also gave a presentation at the Euromoney Qatar Conference 2014, which Jersey Finance co-sponsored.
Richard Corrigan, Deputy CEO, Jersey Finance, said: “I am delighted to announce our bolstered presence in the Middle East and India, led by Gary and Charlie. Adding resource in this area is a move in line with the recommendations of Jersey’s Strategic Jurisdictional Review, published last year, and is evidence of how seriously Jersey is taking building lasting relationships in these key markets. Our expanded team means that we are now in a position not just to strengthen existing ties but also to explore additional opportunities in new markets, such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
In June this year, a delegation of ambassadors from the Arab Ambassadors’ Council (AAC) visited Jersey at the invitation of Jersey’s Government, and both the Chief Minister and Treasury Minister led delegations to the GCC that strengthened a number of key senior Government and business relationships with the GCC, including the signing of an MoU between the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) and the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA).
Comments
Comments on this story express the views of the commentator only, not Bailiwick Publishing. We are unable to guarantee the accuracy of any of those comments.