Oak appoints Chris Sharman as Private Wealth Director

Chris Sharman, with over 25 years experience in the fiduciary sector, has been appointed as a Private Wealth Director at Oak Trust Guernsey Limited (OTGL), part of Oak Group, the private client, corporate services and fund administration business.

With a focus on international clients, existing and prospective, Chris' key role is to help manage client relationships primarily in the commercial real estate sector. Based at Oak's Guernsey headquarters, Chris will report to Paul Schreibke, OTGL's Managing Director.

He joins from Intertrust Guernsey where he had been a director for 17 years, including on its Management Board for seven years and Head of Private Wealth and Corporate Services Departments for five of those years. Chris originally joined BDO as an auditor after graduating from the University of Liverpool in 1987.

Paul Schreibke commented: "We are delighted to welcome Chris to the Oak Group. He brings immeasurable experience and knowledge to our existing team and will certainly enable us to further enhance our Private Wealth offering for clients. His appointment is a continuation of the expansion of Oak Guernsey as it looks to build a pre-eminent Private Wealth team on the island."

Chris added: "Oak has an excellent reputation in our industry for first-rate client service. I very much look forward to bringing my skills in this area to bear on behalf of our clients and help exceed their exacting expectations."