Global service provider Hawksford has announced the promotion of a new Managing Director in its Jersey office.
Formerly Head of Family Office for Jersey, Laura Nevitt has been promoted to the role of Managing Director in the firm’s Private Client and Family Office.
In her new wider role, Ms Nevitt will be responsible for a 50-strong team of private client professionals.
She will work collaboratively with teams across Hawksford’s other global locations to grow and enhance the firm’s proposition for private client and family office services.
Ms Nevitt joined Hawksford in 2017 and has specific expertise in family office solutions, luxury assets and international asset protection and succession planning.
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.
Hawksford’s 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.”
Ms Nevitt 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.”
