As part of Standard Bank’s commitment to strengthening its Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) distribution channels, it has appointed Neill Grimley to the new role of Business Development Manager with responsibility for Asia within its IFA team.
The Standard Bank IFA team manages the relationship between Standard Bank Offshore and independent financial advisers around the world by providing products tailor made specifically for the IFA market, including offshore products and services.
David Wilkinson, director of IFA Distribution at Standard Bank, said, "With a focus on Asia as well as local IFA business, Neill is a welcome addition to our team. His appointment is testament to the Bank’s commitment to making the IFA distribution channel a key focal point going forward into 2010 and beyond.
"We have made further changes to our team to enable us to maximise opportunities across regions which is indicative of our intention to build on the positive results we achieved last year."
Standard Bank’s IFA Team:
David Wilkinson, director of IFA Distribution is based in the Isle of Man and oversees the management of intermediary clients and their customers across regions.
Neill Grimley, business development manager for Asia. Mr Grimley has 12 years' specialist experience in dealing with intermediarie, built up within a strong banking background, and holds the Chartered Institute of Management Level 7 Strategic Management Programme. He came to the Isle of Man 13 years ago from Ireland and today lives in Douglas with his wife and two sons and is a coach for the Corinthians Football Club.
Linda McLaren, business development manager for Africa and the UK. Ms McLaren has relocated from the Isle of Man office to Standard Bank in London. The aim of her relocation is to increase the Bank’s reach across the UK market, specifically focusing on strengthening ties with UK IFAs who work with clients in the offshore expatriate market, while continuing to cultivate relationships across Africa building on a number of years experience working with clients in the region.
John Hall, business development director based in the Isle of Man, has responsibility for building IFA relationships in Europe and South America and has worked for Standard Bank for 16 years.
Veronica O'Brien, business development manager for Middle East and Cyprus, has been based in the Standard Bank Dubai office since 2007 and built up a wide network of IFA clients.
The team is supported by David Cook and Chris Moore, who are based in the Isle of Man.
Pictured: (front, l-r) John Hall, David Wilkinson, Linda McLaren; (back, l-r) Neill Grimley, David Cook, Chris Moore.
