Friday, March 29, 2024

168 Geoff Cook
Chief Executive - Jersey Finance Limited

Geoff Cook joined Jersey Finance as Chief Executive in January 2007. Since then he has been a highly effective voice for Jersey as it, along with the UK'S other Crown dependancies, have navigated the storms of the financial downturn.

His blog on the Jersey Finance website is widely followed and provides a useful commentary on Jersey's perspective on key issues which involve the jurisdiction, and its plans.

In conjunction with the Island's Government, he commissioned an in depth strategic review of the Jersey Finance Industry in partnership with the London Business School providing a roadmap entitled ‘the Future of Finance 2015’.

Previous to his role at Jersey Finance, he was Head of Wealth Management for HSBC Bank Plc, based in London, and responsible for the delivery of Financial Planning Services to the 10 million HSBC customers in the UK. His earlier career was spent at a senior management level with HSBC Bank plc in the UK and as Head of Personal Financial Services and Deputy to the Chief Executive at HSBC Bank International Limited in Jersey.

He is a Fellow of the ifs School of Finance, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a Member of the Personal Finance Society, a Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and a Member of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.