Permanent Bank International (PBI) has appointed Mark Kennett as its Manager of Banking. He has 27 years’ experience in banking and investment roles here on the Island, most recently at AXA Isle of Man Limited as Investment Operations Manager, a role that broadened his commercial and customer service expertise.

Mark said he was delighted to have joined PBI, and commented: “My role includes managing back office and customer facing responsibilities, with the focus always being on providing the first class standards of customer service and administration which our customers expect and deserve. I am looking forward to drawing upon my commercial, intermediary and customer service experience together with the technical financial knowledge I have gained over the years to complement the existing PBI team who have demonstrated that they deliver an outstanding and extremely professional customer experience.”

PBI has established a reputation for offering the ‘personal face of banking’, a core value which reflects the bank’s commitment to building long-lasting relationships with customers by taking time to get to know them and their individual requirements.

Mark is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (Chartered MCSI), and RDR qualified.

PBI Managing Director, Aidan Doherty, welcomed Mark’s appointment and commented: “We’re delighted to have Mark on board. He will bring a substantial level of management experience and oversight and will no doubt play an important role in the development of PBI going forward.”

PBI has been established in the Isle of Man since 1994, and provides a range of international deposit accounts in Sterling and Euro for UK and Isle of Man clients and ex-pats. For more information go to www.permanent-bank.com or phone 639226, or call in to PBI at Hillary House, Prospect Hill, Douglas. PBI is licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority, and is also a participant in the Isle of Man Depositor’s Compensation Scheme as set out in the Depositors’ Compensation Scheme Regulations 2010. The company is part of Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC which is 75% owned by the Irish Government.

Photo - Mark Kennett, who is now Manager of Banking at Permanent Bank International.