Close Brothers boosts its Channel Islands' operations

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Richard Briscoe has been appointed as Managing Director of Close Brothers (CI) Limited.

Mr Briscoe has over 20 years' experience of consumer and asset finance, most recently as managing director of Close Brothers Business Finance, where he oversaw a team of broker development managers, providing solutions to businesses.

In his new role, Mr Briscoe will be responsible for managing Close Finance’s offices in Jersey and Guernsey, but the firm says his primary focus will be on growing the company’s loan book across motor, consumer, and in the burgeoning B2B sector.

“Close is already the market leader for personal and business loans in the Channel Islands, but there is an opportunity to further develop our presence in other areas, such as asset finance,” said Mr Briscoe.

“Jersey and Guernsey have a multitude of successful small to medium-sized businesses who can benefit from the innovative financing options we can provide. As I have always worked with similar types of businesses, I’m hoping to use my knowledge and experience to identify ways we can help fund their continued growth and development,” he added.