Global service provider Hawksford has announced the promotion of Laura Nevitt to the role of Managing Director – Private Client and Family Office, in Jersey.
Formerly Head of Family Office for Jersey, Laura (pictured) will, in her new wider role, be responsible for a 50-strong team of highly qualified private client professionals with a remit to grow and further enhance Hawksford’s proposition for private client and family office services, working collaboratively with the firm’s Private Client teams across its other global locations.
Laura joined Hawksford initially in 2017 and has specific expertise in family office solutions, luxury assets and international asset protection and succession planning. She has considerable experience engaging with and educating next generation clients, as well as working on charitable structures and strategic philanthropy. She has previously won ‘Trustee of the year – Director’ category in Citywealth’s Future Leaders Awards and featured regularly in the eprivateclient Top 35 under 35 lists.
She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, holds a Level 4 Award in Management and Leadership with the Chartered Management Institute, represents Hawksford at the Jersey Association of Trust Companies (JATCo), and is member of the Remember a Charity Professional Advisors Committee.
Commenting on the appointment, Group Head of Private Client Services, Darren Kelland, said: “In the time Laura has been at Hawksford she has absolutely demonstrated the high calibre of expertise, commitment, leadership skills and strategic mindset necessary for leading the direction of our Private Client team in Jersey. Watching her professional development has been a privilege and I look forward to seeing the instrumental role she will no doubt play in bolstering our Jersey Private Client offering and providing our clients with the bespoke and cutting-edge services they have come to expect.”
Laura added: “I am excited to lead such a dynamic team in Jersey, all of whom are expert professionals in their own right. Their skills and dedication combined with Hawksford’s ethos of collaboration make for a supportive and forward-thinking team that I am immensely proud to be a part of.”
