Offshore legal and governance services provider Mourant has announced that departing Jersey Finance CEO Geoff Cook will join the firm as a consultant early next year.
After 12 years at Jersey Finance, Geoff is transitioning to work with Mourant as part of a change in career direction. This role is one of a small number of anchor relationships for Geoff, and will be a platform from which he will continue to build a portfolio of advisory and non-executive positions.
Mourant Jersey Managing Partner Daniel Birtwistle commented: "We have long admired the strategic clarity and integrity Geoff has brought to the debate about the positive roles of international finance centres.
"He has become a standard bearer for our industry, and his reputation and knowledge will be of significant benefit to all the jurisdictions in which we operate."
Geoff is a regular speaker and contributor to conferences and seminars around the world and writes frequently on the issues affecting Jersey and other finance centres.
Prior to his role at Jersey Finance, he was Head of Wealth Management for HSBC Bank, based in London, responsible for the delivery of financial planning services to HSBC customers in the UK.
His earlier career was spent at a senior management level with HSBC Bank in the UK and as Head of Personal Financial Services and Deputy to the Chief Executive at HSBC Bank International in Jersey.
Geoff Cook said: “I am delighted at the prospect of forging a partnership with such an internationally respected law firm. We share common values in terms of client commitment, and a belief in the positive effects of international finance centres working together to deliver jobs, growth and prosperity.
"Through the firm’s global perspectives initiative, I will continue to contribute to thought leadership in cross-border financial services."