Jersey-based trust company Hawksford has appointed Ms Jackie McLaughlin as group regulatory, compliance and risk director.

Ms McLaughlin's role, which covers Hawksford's international operations, will be to support the organisation's business strategy by managing regulatory, compliance and risk controls, governing committees, working groups and various policies. She will also act as a director of Hawksford, ensuring that the group's agreed objectives are promptly and properly implemented, applying robust governance. 

Ms McLaughlin, who has more than 20 years' experience in the sector, particularly in analysing and solving difficult business and regulatory issues, joins Hawksford from another financial services provider where she was head of compliance and risk. Prior to that, she spent 6 years as a senior regulatory consultant at Sator Regulatory Consultants where she gained invaluable experience across a wide range of regulated financial services businesses, and also worked as a senior financial analyst for the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in Ireland, Ms McLaughlin is also a member of the Securities Institute and the Compliance Officers Association.