Aztec Group promotes Associate Director in Guernsey

Thursday 16 August 2018

Leading independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, is delighted to announce it has promoted Nick Barton to Associate Director in Guernsey.

Nick joined the Aztec Group as a Senior Fund Accountant in 2010 from Investec Trust. Since then, he has been instrumental in evolving a multi-product and multi-jurisdictional service for some of their largest clients.

In his new role, Nick will continue to manage client relationships for a number of large private equity funds and act on various client boards.

In addition to his day-to-day client-facing role, Nick supports the operations of the Guernsey office. He has introduced peer group meetings and chairs the quarterly financial report managers meetings which provide feedback to the senior management team and helps drive improvements and efficiencies across the business. 

Nick is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and also holds a Bachelor of Business Studies degree from Massey University in New Zealand.

Aztec Group has promoted 35 members of staff in Guernsey in the past 12 months, accounting for 32% of the their workforce on the island.  

Commenting on the promotion, Rob Jones, Group Head of Client Services at the Aztec Group, said: “I am delighted by Nick’s promotion to Associate Director. He has added a great deal of value to the team here in Guernsey since he joined us eight years ago and has become a true asset to the business. It is fantastic we have people of Nick’s calibre working with us.”

He continued: “I am proud to see so much talent is recognised and rewarded within the Guernsey office. As a business, we are advocates of nurturing our employees to ensure they reach their full professional potential. 35 promotions in a year shows our approach is really delivering.”