Barnaby is Chief Executive Officer at Guernsey Finance. He sits on the board and acts as representative of the company to external stakeholders across Government, finance industry organisations and associations, and regulation.

Barnaby’s professional background is in marketing, with 20 years international experience across financial services and gaming, specialising in digital marketing strategy and complex campaign integration. Alongside his role at Guernsey Finance, he sits on the IoD Guernsey Branch Committee and holds a number of non-executive directorships and roles across marketing, technology, education and the third sector. 

Barnaby holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and politics from Bristol UWE and has a sustainable finance certificate with the University of Cambridge. He is a Chartered Marketer and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, holds the diploma in company direction and is a member of the Institute of Directors. 

Alison oversees the private client and family office teams at Equiom Guernsey. With more than 30 years' experience in managing complex family and corporate structures across multiple jurisdictions, Alison has extensive experience working with private clients, families; and entrepreneurs. She specialises in international family structures, business succession planning; and technically complex restructuring projects. Her ability to understand clients' needs and goals allows her to provide tailored solutions that support long-term success.

Alison is well regarded within the private wealth industry, with international experience spanning the UK, US, Europe; and Asia. She has proven leadership skills, a strong corporate governance ethic; and has served on numerous boards as an Executive and Non-Executive Director, offering expertise in governance and financial matters.

David founded Imperium in 2011. Imperium now services over 1100 clients and administers assets of over £15billion from its four offices. Clients range from international High Net Worth individuals, financial services professionals, family offices and a number of larger Private Equity and Venture Capital funds. As CEO of the Group, he guides strategy and business development as the business continues to experience growth.

Peter Deacon is the Bailiwick of Guernsey's first Finance Sector Concierge, a role created under the Finance Sector Growth Strategy 2035. The States of Guernsey appointed him, and he works in partnership with Guernsey Finance, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Locate Guernsey. Family offices, private clients and their advisers, fund managers and other financial services firms turn to him when considering Guernsey. He helps them shape their plans and find the people and services they need in the jurisdiction.

Peter has spent nearly 30 years in banking, business, investment and technology, 20 of them in Hong Kong, where he raised his family. He was a Vice President at J.P. Morgan, covering treasury and securities services across Asia-Pacific. He then co-founded the Bloom & Grow Group, a consumer and digital business based in Hong Kong, and helped grow it into a platform with subsidiaries in Singapore, elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and mainland China. He brought in a Singapore family office as its cornerstone shareholder.

In Hong Kong and Singapore, he has worked inside family offices as well as alongside them, advising multi-generational families on investment, risk and security, governance, banking and where to place their structures.

Rupert heads Walkers’ Channel Islands Private Capital & Trusts group and has more than 15 years’ experience as a private wealth specialist focusing on private client advisory and structuring work. Since qualifying as a Guernsey Advocate, Rupert also has experience as a contentious practitioner, appearing before the Guernsey courts at all levels. He is recognised as one of the leading lawyers in his field in Guernsey. 

Rupert’s clients include leading trust companies, financial institutions, government departments and ultra-high net worth individuals. He helps them with all aspects of local and cross-border advisory and structuring work, impact investment, charitable structures, and regulatory matters including tax investigations and dawn raids. Before joining Walkers in 2017, Rupert was a Guernsey Advocate in the Fiduciary and Litigation departments of two leading offshore firms.