UK Private Wealth Roadshow

Stuart has worked in the offshore trust sector for some 27 years, servicing both private and institutional trust clients. Having started his career at Deutsche Bank, he worked for its offshore trust business for many years, originally in Guernsey but most latterly holding Managing Director positions in the Mauritius and then Cayman Islands trust businesses.

As part of Butterfield’s acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s offshore trust business in 2018, Stuart joined Butterfield’s trust division in Cayman as a Director and Head of Private & Institutional Clients. In 2020 he then made the decision to return home to Guernsey and transferred to Butterfield’s Guernsey trust operation. Stuart currently holds the position of Senior Client Services Director in Butterfield’s Guernsey trust business and also sits on the associated Guernsey trust company board. He has extensive experience in assisting clients from across the globe, from Latin America to Asia, as well as significant experience of the UK res / non-dom market. He holds the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland and Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners qualifications.

As Group Partner at Collas Crill, Elena advises trustees, individuals, financial institutions and family offices in relation to trust, succession planning and regulatory issues. She has specialist experience working with wealthy families, including those with complex multi-jurisdictional asset holding structures and family businesses, to develop governance crucial to their structures. She has established several single family offices in Guernsey, and has worked in the City of London for some of the world’s leading international legal practices specialising in private client work.