Rupert Pleasant

Chief Executive

WE ARE GUERNSEY

Welcome Address

Rupert moved to Guernsey as a boy and was educated in the island. His career in financial services has taken him globally, beginning in London, and on to Hong Kong, Asia, South Africa and Switzerland, before returning to Guernsey. His background is in private banking and trust and corporate services, where he has held a number of senior management roles in global companies. As well as an MBA from the University of Cape Town, Rupert holds a law degree, and is a member of STEP, CISI and the Institute of Directors.

Emma Howard Boyd

Chair

Environment Agency

Keynote Speech

Emma has had an extensive career in financial services at the forefront of the environmental and sustainable finance agenda. She is currently Chair of the Environment Agency, an Ex-officio board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and interim Chair of the Green Finance Institute. She is also an Adviser to the Board of Trade, and a UN Global Ambassador for Race to Zero and Race to Resilience. Emma was the UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaptation from 2018 until January 2021. Emma serves on several boards and advisory committees which include Liontrust Asset Management, The Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (co-Chair), The European Climate Foundation, The Council for Sustainable Business and The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project.

Rupert Pleasant

Chief Executive

WE ARE GUERNSEY

Conclusions

Rupert moved to Guernsey as a boy and was educated in the island. His career in financial services has taken him globally, beginning in London, and on to Hong Kong, Asia, South Africa and Switzerland, before returning to Guernsey. His background is in private banking and trust and corporate services, where he has held a number of senior management roles in global companies. As well as an MBA from the University of Cape Town, Rupert holds a law degree, and is a member of STEP, CISI and the Institute of Directors.