Offshore law firm Mourant has snapped up departing Jersey Finance chief executive, Geoff Cook, as a consultant from early 2019.

After 12 years at Jersey Finance, Mr Cook is transitioning to work with Mourant as part of a change in career direction. Mourant said in a statement that the role was "one of a small number of anchor relationships for [Mr Cook] and will become a platform from which he will continue to build a portfolio of other advisory and non-executive positions."

Mourant Jersey managing partner, Daniel Birtwistle, said: "We have long admired the strategic clarity and integrity Geoff has brought to the debate...