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Equiom’s Dawn Ashall is a finalist in the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2018
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awn Ashall, Senior Manager – Client Services at Equiom Isle of Man has been named as a finalist for Trustee of the Year in the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2018. The news follows Equiom’s recent listing as a top trust company on eprivateclient and its award for Independent Trust or Fiduciary Company – Southeast Asia in the 2018 WealthBriefingAsia Awards. The Future Leaders Awards recognise emerging talent in the wealth management sector by rewarding young professionals from around the world. The awards are judged by a panel of wealth management professionals as well as through an online public vote. To vote for Dawn visit https://www. citywealthmag.com/awards/futureleaders-awards/voting . Voting closes 19 October and winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 8 November.
Michael Valerga receives Mechanical Apprentice of the Year 2018 award in the UK
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ongratulations to Michael Valerga, Energy-for-Waste (EfW) Maintenance Apprentice, Isle of Man for receiving the Mechanical Apprentice of the Year 2018 award. Michael recently completed an apprenticeship with the TTE Technical Training Group college sponsored by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK in mechanical maintenance and engineering. He received the award for demonstrating his confidence in taking on many challenges, consistently completing his work ahead of time and pro-actively stretching himself, showing maturity, a willingness to learn and a drive to succeed. Michael said: “To receive this award was very unexpected and one of my proudest
moments. I qualify on the 19 July so it was a very good way to end my three years as an apprentice. “I would like to thank EfW, Isle of Man and the maintenance team for everything they have taught me over the last 3 years. This is a very good start to my career and I am looking forward to developing and adapting the skills I have learnt within the engineering sector.” The TTE Technical Training Group is the UK’s leading provider of technical training to the oil and gas, manufacturing and engineering sectors. It provides technical vocational training for young people aged 16-25 in the form of vocational study programmes and employersponsored apprenticeships.
Expansion Plans sees Head of Marketing Appointed at Intrust
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ocal corporate and trust service provider, Intrust (Manx) Limited, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley-Anne (Lesley) Walker as Head of Marketing as part of its ongoing expansion plans. Lesley joins IML with a wealth of marketing knowledge and experience, gathered over more than 10 years working in marketing roles for a number of international corporate and trust service providers, for whom she has set up, developed and managed their marketing functions. Commenting on her appointment, Lesley said: “Intrust Manx has a good
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reputation for being a great company to work for. I am really looking forward to joining the team and to helping drive the business to greater heights through brand development and profiling the company and its services using an assortment of both traditional and modern marketing methods and channels.” In addition to her role at IML, Lesley is Secretary and Marketing Officer for the Isle of Man SuperYacht Forum, Secretary of Isle of Man Maritime and a Volunteer in the Isle of Man for Breast Cancer Now. She is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. ON THE AGENDA