CEO Connect: Private Lunch

With a career in financial services spanning four decades, Joe has a strong commitment to the future success of the industry in Jersey.

Joe commenced his professional life in the banking sector, rising to the position of CEO of Jersey and the Isle of Man for a major bank, which included responsibilities for trusts and investments. In recent years, he expanded his focus as Director of Financial Services within the Government of Jersey, where he worked closely with industry and regulator to ensure the island’s position as a leading international finance centre. Before joining Jersey Finance in February 2019, Joe was working to establish high-reputation regulatory frameworks and business models for IFCs in the Middle East and Africa.

A former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Andrew Sentance is now a Senior Economic Advisor to PwC (Pricewaterhouse Coopers). He is also a respected writer and commentator on domestic and international economic affairs.

A career economist, Andrew previously worked for British Airways, where he became Chief Economist and was appointed to a team of five senior leaders charged with turning the business around and preparing it for the future. He then joined the CBI as Economic Policy Director and sat on a commission exploring ways to shift the tax burden away from ‘good’ things like employing people to ‘bad’ things that, for example, harm the environment.

Andrew served at the Bank of England during a period a historic financial turmoil and a time when the Committee’s decisions were subject to international scrutiny.