The appointment highlights how IFCs such as Jersey continue to craft ways to attract family office clients.

Crestbridge has appointed Laura Parkes (pictured) as a director in its family office services team. She is based in Jersey. 

Parkes will lead on family office structures administered in Jersey for clients in the Americas, Canada and the UK, whilst also supporting business development efforts in the Americas, including working with Crestbridge Fiduciary, the firm’s US joint venture with Willow Street.

With more than 20 years’ experience in the private client trust industry, Parkes has an impressive understanding of the international family office landscape. This includes dealing with multi-jurisdictional fiduciary and corporate structures holding various assets including externally and client-managed private companies, various types of investment portfolios, residential and commercial property, development projects and aviation.

Prior to joining Crestbridge, Parkes worked at an international bank where she was responsible for a team of Jersey-based trust relationship managers who administered a variety of structures providing intergenerational planning for ultra-high net worth clients. She holds a Certificate of Offshore Administration, a CMI Certificate in Management and Leadership, is a full STEP member and formed part of a select group of industry individuals to be part of the first Jersey-based Build Back Better programme in Sustainable Finance.

Crestbridge employs over 500 people and has nine international offices: Bahrain, Cayman, Ireland, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, New Jersey, New York and Southampton.