Hawksford, the provider of corporate, private client and funds services, has bolstered its corporate offering with two new appointments.
Darren Toudic (shown in the main picture), who has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, has been appointed a Director while Sophie Hay has joined as a manager.
Working with the Global Head of Corporate and the wider team, Darren will contribute to Hawksford’s corporate services offering, ensuring the delivery of efficient end-to-end corporate services to Hawksford’s multi-disciplinary and international client base.
Darren joins Hawksford from a director role at Fairway Group, where he was also a director of Emirates NBD Trust Company (Jersey) Limited. Prior to this he held senior roles at Leumi Overseas Trust Corporation for 15 years. Darren holds the ICSA Certificate in Offshore Finance & Administration and STEP Diploma in International Trust Management. Darren’s extensive expertise in employee benefit schemes, international listings and governance services for institutional, corporate and family-owned business clients makes for a great addition to Hawksford.
“With the recent investment from STAR Capital and an accelerated growth trajectory ahead, I am excited to join Hawksford as such a pivotal time in its evolution as a business. There is a great deal of opportunity within the international corporate market and I am looking forward to the challenge and opportunity of helping the team and business to deliver their strategic ambitions,” explained Darren.
Sophie brings over 20 years’ experience in the offshore finance industry, working with clients from a wide range of industries and sectors. Sophie is responsible for a team of three corporate administrators and will manage a portfolio of private trust company structures, commercial and residential real estate holdings as well as employee share schemes.
Sophie joins Hawksford from JTC Group and has previously held roles at Minerva and TMF Group. An Associate of ICSA, Sophie was awarded prizes for best papers in ICSA’s Advanced Trust, Company Law and Administration and Introduction to the Offshore Business Environment.
Daniel Hainsworth, Global Head of Corporate at Hawksford, said: “We are delighted to welcome Darren to our senior team. His vast experience will further drive our business to deliver the quality service our clients expect and recommend. Our growing team has been in high demand and a hire like Darren not only ensures we can continue to support our existing clients but also enables us to focus on future growth across our dynamic corporate service in global markets.
“In addition, we are excited to welcome Sophie Hay who joined Hawksford recently. Sophie has a proven track record in providing quality service to institutional corporate clients. Both are new appointments to the company, which shows the strength of Jersey as a key jurisdiction in institutional corporate services.”
