Appointment: Appointed to the Board in May 2015.
Experience: Claire Whittet has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. After obtaining a MA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Edinburgh, she joined the Bank of Scotland for 19 years and undertook a wide variety of roles. She moved to Guernsey in 1996 and was Global Head of Private Client Credit for Bank of Bermuda before joining the Board of Rothschild & Co Bank International Limited in 2003, initially as Director of Lending and latterly as Managing Director and Co-Head until May 2016 when she became a non-executive Director until her retirement in July 2023. Claire Whittet is an ACIB member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland, a Chartered Banker, a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute and holds an IoD Diploma in Company Direction. She is an experienced non-executive Director and currently sits on the boards of two other listed funds (Eurocastle Investment Limited and Third Point Offshore Investors Limited) and various PE funds. Claire Whittet is a Guernsey resident.
Committee Membership: Audit Committee Member; Nomination and Remuneration Committee Member; Management Engagement Committee Chair.
