Crestbridge has hired the former Director General of the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), John Harris, who will join the group in the New Year.

After 12 years at the JFSC, Mr Harris will join as non-executive chairman of the Crestbridge Group from 1 January 2019. The firm said this newly created role reflected the “significant success and growth of the group”, which now employs over 280 staff across its offices in Bahrain, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, London and Luxembourg.

Mr Harris will join Crestbridge as one of a small number of professional and non-executive director commitments following his retirem...