The provider of corporate, fund and private wealth services has made a senior appointment in Jersey.

Elian Private Wealth has hired Matthew Christensen as an associate director.

Christensen joins from Volaw Trust & Corporate Services. There, he held senior positions in funds and Islamic finance, most recently as a director of Volaw Fund Services. He has also spent time on secondment with Jersey Finance, where he worked in strategic project management. Before that, he was part of the advisory team at KPMG Channel Islands.

Based in Jersey, Christensen will be responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities while working with a number of existing clients.

“Matthew has extensive industry experience, having worked for respected and global brands. His skills, strong work ethic and good rapport with colleagues and clients will help Elian to continue to deliver the highest level of service to our global client base,” said Philip Le Cornu, group director with global responsibility for Elian Private Wealth.

Elian has offices in Jersey, Amsterdam, Bahrain, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dublin, Frankfurt, Guernsey, Hong Kong, New York, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan and Tokyo.