Jersey Finance has appointed Robert Christensen as its new chairman, taking the new Chairman of its Board in succession to Jonathan White, who had held the post since 2009.

Jersey Finance has appointed Robert Christensen as its new chairman, succeeding Jonathan White, who had held the post since 2009.

Christensen, who has had over 35 years of experience in trust and company management services within Jersey, has been the managing director of Volaw Group since 1988, having been a founding director of Volaw in 1982, according to a statement form the organisation, which is the mouthpiece of the financial services industry on the island.

He served as a non-executive director for Jersey Finance from 2000 until 2008. He is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Christensen took up the role in June but the move was announced today.

White, meanwhile, had a legal career spanning more than 20 years and was group chairman of Ogier until 2009 when he retired as a managing partner. His time at Jersey Finance over the past five years has seen the organisation travel extensively to regions such as Asia to pursue new sources of business in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

“Jonathan’s contribution to Jersey Finance has been immense. As a senior figure from Jersey’s finance industry, he brought a wealth of first-hand experience to the role of Chairman and his advice has been invaluable. He has been a superb ambassador for the industry both at home and abroad during his tenure as Chairman and his wide ranging international contacts have been very beneficial as we have stepped up our international programme,” Geoff Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance, said.