The Guernsey International Business Association (GIBA) has appointed Paul Sykes, Managing Director at Aon, as its new Chair.
Earlier in February, GIBA named Sykes as Deputy Chair.
Sykes has worked with Aon for 30 years and is the former Chairman of the Insurance Industry Associations in both Gibraltar and Guernsey and a past president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in Guernsey.
Joanne Peacegood, Non-Executive Director and former Chair of the Guernsey Investment and Funds Association (GIFA), takes up the role of Deputy Chair.
Peacegood will be the first woman in the Deputy Chair role and has been a GIBA Council Member for four years, the company said.
Peacegood worked at PwC, prior to her Non-Executive Director role, for over twenty years. She joined the GIFA Education Sub-Committee in 2012 and was part of the committee that launched the Academy Programme.
She went on to chair that Committee, prior to being elected to the GIFA Executive and then going onto to chair the Association.
“I look forward to taking on the role of GIBA Chair, which is a privilege and a responsibility, as we look ahead to the challenges and opportunities for Guernsey’s financial services industry,” Sykes said.
“I am delighted to have Jo Peacegood as my Deputy Chair following her accomplished leadership of GIFA and we will be complemented by the considerable expertise and experience that our technical lead and permanent secretary,” Carl Rosumek said.
