– UK, Skipton – Skipton International (LON: SG52), part of the Skipton Group, announced the appointment of Eric Barnett as its new Board Chair this autumn. subject to regulatory approval.
“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,” said Gwyn Burr, Skipton Group Chair.
About Eric Barnett
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 Barnett 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.
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.”
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 by providing a winning combination of best interest rates and service for offshore savings accounts. This continues to be recognized, 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.
Skipton Group is led by the 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.
For more: https://www.skipton.co.uk/
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