Independent trust, corporate and fund services company ZEDRA has appointed Trust and Private Client specialist Henry Kierulf as Client Director.
Mr. Kierulf is a senior leadership professional with strategic and operational experience including acquisitions and integrations in Trust, Investments, Banking and Professional Services. He has significant experience providing Wealth Management and Fiduciary Services to global HNW families, advisors and corporations.
As Client Director at ZEDRA, he will lead a trust and corporate administration team, focusing on the development, maintenance and growth of a portfolio of private and corporate clients ensuring high levels of client service. Together with the other members of the senior leadership team, he will lead the client facing activity of the ZEDRA Jersey business, ensuring this is aligned to, and promotes, the business’ strategy and culture.
Mr. Kierulf is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance & Marketing. For the majority of his career he has held senior positions for an international trust company and bank working across multiple jurisdictions such as Barbados, the Cayman Islands, London and finally Jersey, where he was head of the Director and client service teams in the British Isles fiduciary business.
ZEDRA operates across 14 jurisdictions and the Jersey office houses their largest team with over 140 employees and a continued strategy for growth. The business provides a wide range of trust, corporate and fund services to an international client base. Mr. Kierulf’s appointment will further strengthen the breadth and depth of experience amongst the Jersey team.
Ashley Cox, Managing Director for ZEDRA, Jersey, says:
“We are delighted to welcome Henry into the ZEDRA senior leadership team in Jersey. He is a highly skilled professional with multi-jurisdictional experience and a proven track record of meeting the needs of global high-net-worth individuals, their families and their advisors. He will be instrumental in driving performance of the ZEDRA Jersey business, ensuring exemplary levels of client service whilst providing technical and wider support to the team.
“The backbone of our business lies in the strong client commitment and the long track record of performance of a highly experienced team, building trusted relationships and encouraging entrepreneurial spirit. Henry will add to the strength, breadth and depth of knowledge of the team and will be a great asset to our clients and our business alike.”
Henry Kierulf, Client Director for ZEDRA, Jersey, says:
“I am excited to have joined ZEDRA and to be a part of the team. The dedication to strong client service and commitment is at the core of everything they do and meeting the clients’ and their advisors’ objectives is paramount. The focus on their people and development offers clients a highly experienced professional service with flexibility and global expertise.”
Outside of work, Mr. Kierulf has been a presiding judge for the STEP Awards and he is a Children’s Liturgy Coordinator in the Catholic Church East of Jersey. He is also a keen fitness enthusiast and bi-lingual with French as his second language.
