BUSINESS
24 long servers clock up more than 500 years service at RBS International Twenty four Relationship Directors in RBS International’s Corporate team have built up a remarkable 516 years of collective experience with the Group. The longest serving Relationship Director is Steve Zybert, Relationship Director, Financial Institutions - having worked for the Group for 38 years. He said, “We live in a very different world today to the one 38 years ago. Putting aside the technological developments, the one thing that has remained consistent is quality customer service and I would go as far as saying that RBS International is even more customer focused today than the bank I knew nearly 40 years ago.” Bill Shimmins, Regional Director for RBS International, Isle of Man, added, “To have over 500 years’ experience in the Corporate team shows the great strength in depth that RBS International is able to offer customers.”
Manx Telecom appoints new Data Centre Director Manx Telecom has appointed Stuart Paul as its new Data Centre Director and he has big plans to expand the company’s hosting business both on and offIsland. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience as an operations director and has delivered data centre hosting support services to the private sector and government. He commented, “I’m delighted to be joining Manx Telecom at what is a very exciting time for the company and am looking forward to developing the Data Centre arm of the business. Our facility at Douglas North - the only purpose built Data Centre on the Island - is truly world class. Being able to offer clients the very highest standards in security and business continuity puts Manx Telecom in a strong position in the worldwide provision of data hosting services.” Before joining Manx Telecom he was Hosting Operations Director at Iomart plc, a post he took up in 2007. During his time with Iomart, Stuart was responsible for bringing four new data centres into service in the UK. Stuart’s CV also includes working as a Senior Data Centre Consultant for Company-I and he was Head of Data Centre Services at Cable & Wireless from 2000 to 2007. He is also a member of the British Institute of Facilities Management.
FAIRBAIRN PRIVATE BANK APPOINTS NEW UK HEAD OF PRIVATE BANKING Robert Currie has joined Fairbairn Private Bank as the new UK head of private banking, based at the bank’s London office. Robert has joined from Coutts, having recently returned from a 12-month secondment as head of sales and business development in the USA for Citizens Private Bank and Trust, one of RBS’s operating subsidiaries. Prior to his USA assignment Robert was managing partner of Coutts & Co’s Executive client group in the City of London. Commenting on the appointment, Greg Horton, managing director of Fairbairn Private Bank, said: “I am delighted to welcome Robert to our senior management team. It is a very exciting time for the bank as we continue to develop our UK presence and raise the profile of our asset management offering in the UK.”
Cable & Wireless bring on SME Manager Local telecoms provider Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has announced the appointment of Joanne Cutsforth as its Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Business Account Manager. This is a new position that has been created in order to provide the optimum levels of support to CWC’s growing SME customer base. Prior to beginning work in the telecoms industry, Joanne was employed for a number of years with Lloyds TSB on the Island. In her time there, she worked as a Senior International Banking Advisor and an International Phone Bank Agent; both of which helped to develop her customer service skills to a high level. Joanne joined CWC in August 2011, bringing with her five years’ experience in the telecoms industry.
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