Ray has worked for over 21 years in the Banking Industry. 10 years were spent in Dublin with Allied Irish Bank where his focus was primarily on Commercial and Private Banking. In 1996 he moved to Guernsey where he joined The Royal Bank of Scotland International (RBSI) and was a key member of the Corporate Banking Management Team. The last six years was a Senior Corporate Manager focusing primarily on Geared Investments and Geared Funds.

 

Ray has a degree in Financial Services (BFS) and is a Member of the Irish Institute of Bankers (MIB).

 

Ray is married with three children. Having played Gaelic football at County level in Ireland formed Guernsey’s first Gaelic football club who play competitively in a European League. He also formed the Irish Society in 2005. His other interests include golf, skiing, music and coaching children at football.

After completing his degree in Sports Science and Marketing, Tim took up a leisure management role within a City health club. Following his move to Guernsey in 2001 he has worked exclusively in the financial services industry, the greatest part of this for a local financial planning company, as an adviser.

 

Tim is an Associate Director of Praxis Wealth Solutions Limited tasked with business development and Head of Insurance Mediation for Praxis European Wealth Solutions. He has the full Certificate in Financial Planning qualification from the UK and the Guernsey Insurance Certificate. He is also currently studying for Securities and Investment Institute Diploma.

 

Married with two children, Tim is a keen sportsman, particularly enjoying playing cricket and golf. He is a former Guernsey cricketer of the year and a member of the current Island team as well as having represented Essex under 19’s and second XI.   Tim’s other interests include cooking, DIY and gardening.

 

David joined the Praxis Group in 1994 having gained considerable experience with international accountancy and law firms and trust companies in Guernsey, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong. He qualified as a Chartered Secretary in 1986 and returned to Guernsey in 1987 where he founded the offshore recruitment company OSA. In 1989 David co-founded a private trust group in which a controlling interest was sold to a merchant bank in 1990. 

 

Specialising in the establishment and ongoing administration of offshore fiduciary structures for private and corporate clients, David has also been responsible for the Group’s new business function since 1995. He became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in January 1997.

 

Away from professional life, David is extensively involved in cricket administration and has been the Chairman of the Guernsey Cricket Board since 2004.  

 

 

Steve is resident in Guernsey.

 

After completing a degree in Statistics and Economics at Leeds University he joined an accountancy firm in London where he qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Tax and subsequently as a Chartered Accountant of the England & Wales Institute, of which he is now a Fellow. In 1994 Steve took up a post with a major fiduciary business in Hong Kong where he was a General Manager for four years, gaining exposure to a wide range of global corporate and individual clients. He then spent a further four years with Abacus in the Isle of Man where he was responsible for its early fund business as well as trust and company administration, and business development for the fiduciary firm.

 

Steve joined the Praxis Group in 2001. He is an Engagement Director with responsibility for a varied portfolio of clients and specialises in establishing and overseeing the administration of offshore fiduciary structures. A significant number of Steve’s clients are involved in property development, private equity funds, hedge funds and employee reward and share schemes.

Simon is resident in Guernsey.

 

After completing his PhD in retailing at Nottingham University, Simon joined PKF in 1992. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the firm in 1994, winning the prize for the highest scoring Channel Islands student in his final exams. Until recently Simon was the offshore representative to the Board of PKF (UK) LLP and a member of the Technical Sub-Committee of the Guernsey Society of Chartered and Certified Accountants.

 

Since joining the firm he has been involved in many aspects of the offshore financial services sector, including trusts, open and closed-ended funds and regulated financial services businesses.

 

Simon has served as a director of companies quoted on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange, Euronext and on AIM in London. He is also a director of several Guernsey companies, including a large private property company and the Guernsey Housing Association LBG. In this capacity, he has been responsible for managing many corporate and property transactions.  He is also a non-executive director of Sandpiper CI.