PRESS RELEASE - Skipton
Group
TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2024
Skipton International announces the
appointment of Eric Barnett as its new Chair, subject to approval
from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Today (Tuesday 3 September) Skipton
International, part of the Skipton Group,
announces the appointment of Eric Barnett as its new Chair.
This is subject to regulatory approval.
Eric Barnett is the former Group Chief
Executive of SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank Ltd, Société Générale's
private banking and wealth management business in the UK, Channel
Islands and Gibraltar.
With a career spanning over 35 years in
financial services, Eric brings a wealth of experience to Skipton
International.
In addition to spending a decade as the Group
CEO at SG Kleinwort Hambros Bank Ltd, Eric Barnett has also served
as Chair of several businesses, in addition to a range of
non-executive roles for several financial services businesses. Eric
brings particular experience of lending and also the Channel
Islands, having lived in Guernsey for several years.
Commenting on his appointment, Eric Barnett
said:
"I am
thrilled to be joining the team at Skipton International and
returning to Guernsey. The business has great ambition, a growing
leadership team, and strong values that are rooted in the island.
I'm very much looking forward to working with the team to further
build on all its success."
Gwyn Burr, Skipton Group Chair, said:
"I'm very
pleased to welcome Eric as the new Chair of Skipton International.
He joins us with impressive career experience spanning executive
roles across financial services, together with first-hand knowledge
and understanding of the Channel Islands. Eric's experience and
ability will further strengthen Skipton International and prove a
valuable asset for the wider Skipton Group.
"I would like
to thank Bobby Ndawula, the outgoing Skipton International Chair,
for his service and stewardship over the last three
years."
Eric will join Skipton International this
autumn.
About Skipton
International
Skipton International is an award-winning bank
that provides Sterling and US Dollar savings products for private
and corporate savers. In addition to being a leading mortgage
lender in Guernsey and Jersey, it also provides mortgages on UK
buy-to-let property for expats and residents overseas.
In the first six months of 2024 Skipton International
generated underlying pre-tax profits of £18.2m.
Skipton International aims to exceed customer
expectations in providing a winning combination of best interest
rates and service for offshore savings accounts. This continues to
be recognised, with Skipton International this year retaining the
Moneyfacts best Offshore Account provider for the third year
running, and the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for the fifth
year running; with work ongoing to develop its processes to even
higher standards.
ENDS
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Notes to
editors
Skipton Group is led by Skipton Building
Society and is built on two core foundations: homes and
money. The Skipton Group consists of a diversified
portfolio, Skipton Building Society (Home Finance and Money
businesses), Connells Group (Estate Agency and Property Services),
Skipton Business Finance, Skipton International (our bank in the
Channel Islands), and Jade Software (database and AI
company).
With the building society and Connells Group at
the heart of the core business, Skipton Building
Society has over 1 million members and 82 branches. Connells Group
has over 1,200 estate agency branches and is the UK's largest
estate agency and property services provider. Skipton Group employs
around 18,000 colleagues.