Guernsey Finance has appointed its first dedicated representative in South Africa.
Grant McLeod has spent more than 20 years in financial services in South Africa, particularly in private wealth, with companies including Ashburton and Barclays Private Wealth.
He will look to build on developments made by Guernsey in South Africa over recent years in areas including investment funds and private wealth, through open-ended fund structures, trusts, pensions and other vehicles. He will also promote the island more widely in sub-Saharan Africa.
He commented: “Guernsey is a jurisdiction well known to most South African investors, and my role is to continue to reinforce Guernsey as the jurisdiction of choice among the South African investment community.
“Having worked in the South African markets, and having assisted South African clients to invest outside their home jurisdiction, helping to connect South Africa with Guernsey across all sectors comes naturally to me and I’m looking forward to explaining the positives that Guernsey has to offer our market.”