Stonehage Group, the European multi-family office, has added Rupert Hague-Holmes as a Jersey-based director within its private client and trust arm.

Hague-Holmes joins from Kleinwort Benson, where he was head of legal services and group legal director working with the firm’s trust/fiduciary business. He spent the previous eight years as a managing director at Close Brothers, responsible for legal, risk, human resources and group secretarial matters across Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and South Africa.

In his new role at Stonehage, Hague-Holmes reports to Cora Binchy, executive director and head of fiduciary operations in Jersey and Switzerland. He started his career in London within the private banking team at Investec.

Stonehage serves ultra high net worth families and entrepreneurs, with over 400 staff in 14 offices globally.