movers & shakers
L-R Chris Crocker and Joseph Walls
Steve Kelly Joins Investment Management Team at Duncan Lawrie Private Banking
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uncan Lawrie Private Banking has appointed Steve Kelly to its experienced investment management team as part of its long-term commitment to the provision of high quality local discretionary investment. Steve, 43, has worked in investment management for more than 12 years, most recently with Capital International Group. He holds the highly regarded Chartered Wealth Manager status granted by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. “I’m delighted to be joining Duncan Lawrie Private Banking at a particularly exciting time for the business in its 30th anniversary year,” said Steve, who lives in Peel. “I was attracted by its culture and also the strong management team which is now in place, coupled with the fact that it can offer clients an investment proposition which is tailored to their individual needs and investment risk appetite.” Sue Preskey, managing director of Duncan Lawrie Banking Isle of Man said: “Steve is someone who brings with him considerable investment management experience. I’m confident he will make a significant contribution to taking the business forward and raising its profile in the island.”
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Manx Telecom strengthens account management team M
anx Telecom has strengthened its account management team with two senior appointments. Chris Crocker is now Account Manager for the Isle of Man Government and Public Sector, while Joseph Walls has joined the Island’s leading communications company as a Corporate Account Manager. Chris will be responsible for Isle of Man Government and Isle of Man Post Office accounts, and other selected corporate accounts. He has more than 10 years’ experience in account management and sales, and joins the company from IFB (Internet For Business) where he worked for four years as a Senior Corporate Account Manager. Chris takes over the role from Paul Keen who is now Head of Global Solutions Account Management at Manx Telecom. Joseph Walls’ role as a Corporate Account Manager will see him taking on a sales territory of corporate and small to medium enterprise (SME) customers and matching their diverse telecom and IT needs to Manx Telecom’s products and services. He joins Manx Telecom from Atos where he was IT Service Manager for major accounts including the National Savings & Investments (NS&I) bank.
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