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Jason Laity was appointed Chairman of Jersey Finance Ltd on 1 December 2020. Jason has spent his business career in Jersey.

He was Senior Partner and Chairman of KPMG in the Channel Islands until 30 September 2019. He is a Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Tax Adviser, and an Accounting Technician. He has extensive experience of the financial services industry in Jersey, significant leadership and board level experience, and has participated in or led a wide variety of engagements in the financial services and other sectors in his career. Jason spent a significant part of 2020 assisting Digital Jersey Limited further their fintech roadmap for the Island.

With a career in financial services spanning four decades, Joe has a strong commitment to the future success of the industry in Jersey.

Joe commenced his professional life in the banking sector, rising to the position of CEO of Jersey and the Isle of Man for a major bank, which included responsibilities for trusts and investments. In recent years, he expanded his focus as Director of Financial Services within the Government of Jersey, where he worked closely with industry and regulator to ensure the island’s position as a leading international finance centre. Before joining Jersey Finance in February 2019, Joe was working to establish high-reputation regulatory frameworks and business models for IFCs in the Middle East and Africa. He is a board director of the World Alliance of International Finance Centers (WAIFC).

Amy is Deputy Chief Executive of Jersey Finance. Amy joined Jersey Finance in 2011, becoming Chief Operating Officer in January 2014 and assumed her current role in September 2017. Amy also retains an active position leading the Strategy and Research team which undertakes projects and initiatives to develop the financial services industry in the Island.

Louise is part of our leadership team, and has overall responsibility for leading our marketing team, incorporating brand and communications, events and digital professionals. The team promotes Jersey as an international finance centre of excellence through our globally held events, in the media world-wide and across digital platforms, in support of Jersey Finance’s overall strategy and business plan.