New President for Guernsey branch of CISI

Friday 30 November 2018

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has appointed Paul Garrard, Chartered FCSI as President of the Guernsey branch.

The CISI is the 45,000 strong global professional body for those working in or looking to establish a career in financial planning, wealth management and capital markets professions. It has a network of 23 branch committees throughout the UK whose primary role is to support the provision of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities, social and networking events for CISI members, helping to ensure their skills and competence are up to date.

In addition to serving on the CISI’s Guernsey regional committee, Mr Garrard has almost 30 years’ experience in the financial services profession. He joined the then Kleinwort Benson in 1989 and has spent the majority of his working life there, initially gaining a solid grounding in the settlements department before moving to investment management.

Following the merger with SG Hambros, Mr Garrard now heads the Channel Island Investment Management department for Kleinwort Hambros where the team oversees a range of investment strategies for private and institutional clients. He joined the Securities Institute in 1996 then joined the Guernsey committee. As a long serving member of the committee, Mr Garrard has held several roles including Press Officer, Secretary, Education Officer and Vice President.

On his appointment Mr Garrard said: “I am honoured to take on this role and would like to thank Patrick Millar, Chartered FCSI for his excellent branch leadership over the last two years. My objectives for the year will be to build on existing strategies, particularly relating to the professional development and education of our members and students. Helping to shape our events programme is also an important part of the role."

Jim Winter, CISI Head of UK Business Development said: “We are delighted to welcome Paul as our new Guernsey regional branch President and we would like to thank Patrick Millar for his leadership and helping to build the branch which today stands at almost 600 members. We look forward to supporting Paul with his membership plans.”

Pictured top: Paul Garrard