Grant Thornton has announced new hires in their Jersey office and exam success in Guernsey.
Ben Rhodes, Director in the R&R and FIS team, has successfully completed the INSOL International Global Insolvency Practice Course (GIPC), an advanced educational qualification focusing on international insolvency. He is now a Fellow of INSOL International (FII). Ben is the only insolvency practitioner in the Channel Islands to be qualified and licensed in the UK, as well as now holding a Fellowship from INSOL International.
Ben has been asked by INSOL International to share his knowledge and lecture others in international insolvency.
Alan Roberts, Director, based in Jersey, has recently passed his Certificate in Fraud Examination. As a team there are now three Certified Fraud Examiners, the largest number in the Channel Islands.
Hugh McGoldrick has been appointed as Manager, based in the Guernsey office. Hugh is a Chartered Accountant and began his career in Northern Ireland in 2013, before moving to the British Virgin Islands in 2016. he is a Member of INSOL International; and a member of ARIES.
Hugh’s experience includes, solvent and insolvent liquidations, receiverships, company voluntary arrangements and administrations along with complex cross border fraud investigations. Hugh also previously worked within a UK based Corporate Finance house, gaining experience in company valuations and financial modelling.
His experience extends across a host of jurisdictions including but not limited to, Guernsey, Jersey, UK, Ireland, US, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands.
Samuel Hilton has joined the Guernsey team as an Associate having graduated with a first class honours degree from Edge Hill University, Lancashire. Sam brings the total number of the R&R and FIS team to sixteen.
Recent promotions within the Recovery and Reorganisation team saw Adele Hicks and James Pirie both being promoted to Manager.
Adele has worked in New Zealand, BVI and now the Channel Islands and she specialises in multi-jurisdictional solvent and insolvent liquidations.
James focuses on large complex fund groups as well as forensic investigations and he is a Certified Fraud Examiner.
