Rupert Pleasant appointed MD of PraxisFiduciaries Switzerland

Praxis Group has promoted Rupert Pleasant to MD of its fiduciary business. Rupert joined the Praxis Group in January 2012, and is responsible for marketing and business development within Switzerland.

Following a Law Degree from the University of Liverpool and time in the City, Rupert relocated to Hong Kong where he spent four years with Lloyds Bank Private Bank. He then moved to South Africa and completed an MBA at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, before joining Barclays Wealth Management as Area Manager for the Western Cape region.

On returning to Guernsey he most recently headed-up the South African and CIS teams for Credit Suisse Trust and after seven years on the island he transferred to head office in Zurich where he was responsible for Credit Suisse Trust Product Management and Strategy. In 2008 he moved to Geneva as Managing Director of IFM Trust SA.

He sits on the Executive Board of the British Swiss Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Alumni Board of the University of Liverpool.

The Praxis Group is an independent, privately-owned group of companies providing a wide range of bespoke professional services to private individuals, families and international corporate clients. We provide:

– Fiduciary Services
– Fund Administration
– Insurance Solutions
– Pension and Savings administration
– Real estate structuring and asset financing
– Cash management and foreign exchange
– Tax services