In this role, Mr. John will have responsibility for leading and managing the day-to-day operations of Butterfield’s Private Banking division in Cayman and the Caribbean region.
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Mr. John is a career banker with more than 30 years of experience in wealth advisory, trust, corporate and commercial banking. Prior to joining Butterfield, he was based in Hong Kong and headed the trust company as the Managing Director for a major international bank with responsibility for the Asia-Pacific region. There he worked closely with high net worth clients advising them on complex offshore estate planning and investment management solutions. Prior to moving to Hong Kong, Mr. John spent 12 years in Cayman where he held senior management positions with a major international bank, managing their wealth management and commercial-corporate banking operations.
He worked closely with high net worth clients and entrepreneurs advising them on day-to-day banking, customised lending, investment and estate planning solutions used to preserve and enhance their personal wealth, and expand their businesses. Prior to Cayman, Mr. John worked in Canada in the areas of commercial-corporate banking and investments. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
Michael McWatt, Deputy Managing Director & Executive Vice President, Banking at Butterfield, said, "We are pleased to welcome Bruce to the Bank. With his proven leadership and business development skills and broad experience in international wealth management, he will be a great asset to Butterfield as we continue to strengthen and expand our Private Banking services."
Butterfield provides a highly personalised Private Banking service to affluent clients, centered on the development of tailored, holistic solutions that address each client’s unique financial circumstances and goals, and which seeks to create and preserve family wealth for generations. Mr. John and the Cayman Private Banking team draw upon Butterfield’s international asset management, trust and banking resources to provide those services.
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