Jersey Finance, a leading wealth management company, has appointed Sean Costello as head of business development for the GCC region and India.

In his new role, Sean will head up Jersey Finance’s new offices in both Abu Dhabi and Mumbai, which are due to be officially opened in March.

With more than 13 years’ experience in marketing and business development in the UK and internationally, Sean was most recently business development director for PwC's global sovereign wealth fund clients, headquartered in Abu Dhabi. He was also recently appointed as a committee member to the British Business Group in Abu Dhabi.

Born in Bedford, Sean is a chartered marketer and member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, and is a business leader of the Marketing Society (UK). He holds a masters degree from the University of London and postgraduate teaching qualification from Durham University.

“Sean’s experience and specific regional knowledge will be vital as we look to capitalise on our success so far and build Jersey’s positive links with key contacts in the GCC and India this year,” said Geoff Cook, chief, Jersey Finance.-TradeArabia News Service