Jersey Finance – Perspectives: Women in Leadership – Riyadh

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.

An joined Jersey Finance in May 2016 as the Business Development Director for Asia and is now based in our Middle East Regional Hub office, in the DIFC in Dubai.

An studied law in Belgium at the University of Leuven including one Erasmus exchange year at Queen Mary and Westfield College in London. She subsequently did an LLM in international business law at Trinity College Dublin.

Nouf Aldakhil is the Head of the CEO Office at King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). She has a diverse experience in leading special projects, managing teams, and developing strategies across various sectors. She has successfully planned and executed projects that resulted in productivity improvements. She has also built and maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and clients. She holds a Bachelor in Fine Art from Syracuse University, New York. Her work stream has diverted from the Fine Art where she mastered the art of project management. She has several certificates in project management, business development, strategic thinking, and leadership from prestigious institutions such as Project Management Institute, University of Michigan, Imperial College London, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art.

Alia is Director and Head of JTC’s Dubai and Abu Dhabi Offices. Alia joined JTC’s Private Client Services division in 2020 as an Associate Director. Prior to joining JTC, Alia spent the previous five and half years of her career at Intertrust Dubai. Alia is responsible for maintaining and managing client relationships, the management of corporate structures and business development in the GCC region. Alia has been named in Citywealth’s Power Woman Awards in 2021 as a Rising Star.

Charlotte is a Partner in Forsters’ Private Client team. She advises high net worth international individuals, families, trustees, beneficiaries, family offices and private banks on estate and succession planning, trust law and personal taxation. Her work focuses on the creation of wealth structures that are bespoke to the international individuals and families that she works with. This involves the creation and structuring of trusts, family governance, succession planning, residence, domicile and general UK tax planning work. Charlotte has particular expertise in advising clients from the Middle East in this field. Charlotte also has experience in wealth protection, risk analysis and defensive structuring. This work includes undertaking reviews of existing structures in order to identify weaknesses that would render them vulnerable to attack by third parties, regulatory authorities or other family members. Described as “relentlessly hard-working and brilliantly insightful”.

Rajah Abusrewil advises local and international fiduciaries, family offices and UHNWIs on all aspects of wealth structuring, specialising in matters of Jersey and Bermuda law. Rajah has extensive experience both in private practice and in-house, and has worked in London, Bermuda, Cayman, and Guernsey, with more than eighteen years' experience. She has carved a niche as a leader in the field who specialises in advising international families and family offices on the establishment, administration and termination of trusts, foundations, family offices and related structures, including risk review and mitigation for cross-border structures. Taking a lead in Walkers' international family office offering, Rajah regularly works with clients to create bespoke tailored solutions for their family requirements. She also focuses international business development in the Middle East region coordinating with colleagues from our multiple offices.

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