This DQ sponsored seminar is with coffee and registration from 12 noon for a prompt 12.30 pm start.
Location: Upper Hall, Loch Promenade Church, Douglas
This DQ sponsored seminar is with coffee and registration from 12 noon for a prompt 12.30 pm start.
Michael Crowe and Paul Blake will present the Finance Isle of Man Programme of Activity for 2023, including their Employee Benefit Proposition and International Event Schedule.
They would welcome an interactive discussion with the audience on jurisdictions of focus.
Michael Crowe: CEO Finance Isle of Man. Michael joined the Department after working in the Accountancy profession for 27 years. He was a Director at Grant Thornton Limited, and prior to that at PKF. Michael is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the former President of the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce and former Chair of the Isle of Man Society of Chartered Accountants. During his professional career he worked on the Island with a wide variety of clients and organisations of all sizes, covering all sectors of the local economy.
“My focus is on the future of the Island’s financial services sector, being part of the leadership team within the Department for Enterprise and Finance Agency and working to ensure that our economic success continues.”
Paul Blake: As Head of Banking and Fiduciaries for the Finance Isle of Man Agency, Paul has over 25 years of experience across a range of financial services sectors including banking, legal and fiduciaries. Paul first came to the island in 2001 with Lloyds Banking Group as a senior manager in their corporate banking team, responsible for a range of clients from small and medium sized enterprises to multinationals both locally and internationally. In the legal sector, Paul was Chief Operating Officer at two leading Isle of Man Law firms and was responsible for strategic development and driving operational excellence. Most recently, Paul was a Director at a boutique trust and corporate service provider specialising in yachting and ultra high net worth clients. Paul has a degree in Politics from Staffordshire University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Paul works closely alongside the financial and professional services sectors in the Isle of Man to support growth and success as well as ensuring, in conjunction with business partners, promotion of the Island's highly professional financial services.
This session is sponsored by DQ Advocates and is free to ACSP members, associate members and their staff. Non-members are welcome at a charge of £20 per person. Bookings should be made using the link on this page.
Benefits of membership include: full members can submit a detailed firm listing for posting on our website, staff of full members can attend our regular lunchtime seminars free of charge, all members have priority booking for our School of International Financial Services (SIFS) training courses.