Our people

Paul entered the Financial Services profession in 1992. He was a founder Director of Advisa Financial Services Ltd in 1995.

Paul has a strong technical background and particularly enjoys assisting clients with complex investment and pension issues.

“I believe that real financial planning is about helping people set tangible objectives for the future, and then putting in place strategies to help achieve those goals. My clients have worked hard to earn their wealth and I aim to work just as hard to help them make the most of it.

I am proud to have a dynamic team of highly committed and highly qualified professionals and I share their energy and enthusiasm for developing long term client relationships.”

Outside of the office, Paul enjoys boating during the summer months when the weather permits along with winter skiing when possible. He also enjoys renovating older properties and has recently completed a project in France over the last 3 years.

After graduating from the University of the West of England in 1992 with a BA Hons Degree in Business Studies, David began his career at Prudential as a Financial Consultant. He subsequently progressed to the role of Sales Manager and finally Branch Manager at the end of 2000.

In July 2001 he set up Oracle Financial Services (Jersey) Limited where he acted as Managing Director, responsible for growth and strategic vision of the Company. In July 2011, David became a Director of Advisa Financial Services following the merger of Oracle, Advisa and Hepburns Life and Pensions.

David’s primary responsibility is providing advice to both private and corporate clients in relation to Retirement and Investment Planning. David looks after many key client relationships and is active in several businesses and corporate initiatives. David sits on the Compliance and Risk and the Investment Committees within Advisa.

David is married to Alice and has two boys, Harry and Oliver. In addition to being a family man, when time allows, David is a keen sportsman and is a member of the Jersey Squash Club, Caesarean Tennis Club, and La Moye Golf Club.

Trevor is a Director and has over 30 years experience in financial services. He was formerly managing director of Link Insurance Services Ltd for 17 years, before merging with Advisa in February 2008.

He is passionate about providing the highest quality of personal service and works closely with his clients to help identify their true goals and ambitions to achieve a work / life balance and financial security.

Trevor is the current Jersey Chairman of The Personal Finance Society and was a member of the JFSC working party on the Review of Financial Advice (RFA).

He is an enthusiastic squash player and golfer and is currently captain of the Jersey Squash and Racketball Club. He follows the Jersey Rugby team and is also their match day announcer. He is married with 2 boys and is also keen Doncaster Rovers and Manchester United football fan.

Chris is a Director with over 25 years financial services experience, including roles within Scottish Widows, Lloyds Bank International and the Vantage group of companies.  These Private Banking, Independent Financial Advisor and Pension Trustee roles have provided Chris with a broad knowledge of local and international wealth planning issues and opportunities.

He enjoys working with his clients to understand their needs and financial goals, recommend suitable solutions and conduct regular reviews to ensure their objectives are achieved.

Chris is a Chartered Financial Planner, a member of the Personal Finance Society and currently holds the Chartered Champion role for Jersey.  He also holds the Chartered Insurance Institute, Pension Transfer Specialist qualification, AF3.

Chris is married with 4 children and is a keen Boro fan.  He cycles to the office most days and enjoys playing golf when he can.

Gavin has more than 8 years’ experience in Wealth Management, having previously worked as an Investment Analyst at the Royal Bank of Canada, prior to being recruited by Advisa Wealth as a Wealth Consultant in 2015.

He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), holding the Diploma in Financial Advice and the Private Client Investment Advice & Management qualification (PCIAM), having achieved Distinction in this qualification.

His main responsibility is helping private clients and corporate clients identify and meet their financial planning needs. Gavin graduated from Exeter University in 2011 with Distinction, having completed both a Business Degree and Master’s Degree. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf, cooking and a variety of water sports.

Having worked in the Transport industry for 12 years, John wanted a fresh challenge and obtained his Financial Planning Certificate in 2000 and then his Diploma in 2012. Working for a bank for 11 years, John offered advice to both Jersey and Guernsey clients for 9 years before managing teams internationally and in Jersey. However, meeting clients and getting satisfaction in seeing their goals achieved was what he enjoyed most and therefore he returned to offering financial advice in 2015.

John specialises in holistic advice to local clients and enjoys creating strategies to meet clients’ goals and objectives as every client has their own individual needs and requirements. Meeting clients regularly is the most important part of the service offering to ensure that the agreed strategy is still appropriate and implementing prompt action if necessary.

Outside work John enjoys spending time with his wife and family, taking his French Bulldog out for walks and is a bit of a film buff regularly going to the cinema. He is a FA Level 1 Qualified football coach and enjoys the involvement at St John FC even recently returning to playing in their Championship winning Walking Footballing team! If time allows he may even get the odd game of golf in!

After graduating from the London School of Economics with a MSc in Finance & Economics and a BSc in Economics (First Class Honours), Jing Jing started her career on the Foreign Exchange trading floor of Bank of America Merrill Lynch London.

She moved to Jersey in 2011 and worked as a Wealth Manager at Standard Bank Private Clients. Jing Jing became Operations Director at Hedge Fund provider Altis Partners and continued her professional development. She subsequently attained the Investment Advice Diploma (CISI) and was awarded Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Equipped with diverse knowledge and experience, Jing Jing joined Advisa in 2018 as Director of Operations. She sits on the Risk and Investment Committees and is passionate about achieving operational excellence.

Jing Jing speaks fluent Mandarin and Shanghainese and is a conversational French speaker. She also enjoys piano and table tennis in her leisure time.

Paul’s career in financial services started in 1987 working for Norwich Union in the UK, before moving to Jersey in 1994. After 23 successful years he left his role as Business Development in 2010 to take a new position with MetLife in a similar role.

He was then employed by HSBC to take on a role of Corporate Financial Planning Adviser before joining Advisa in January 2014.

Paul’s primary responsibility is giving advice to both private and corporate clients in relation to Retirement, Investment and Planning.

He is passionate about providing the highest quality of personal service and works closely with his clients to help identify their true goals and has attained the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.

Outside work his main interest is Squash representing Jersey in 3 Island Games. He is also a keen cyclist and golfer.

Gina has entered the Finance Industry in November 2017 and joined Advisa Wealth from Vantage Limited in September 2020 following a merger between the two companies.

Gina provides administration support to Director Chris Hall and Wealth Consultant Yvonne Taylor. She is a great communicator and works to a very high standard to meet client expectations.

Gina is an enthusiastic and highly customer focused professional with over 17 years of experience in retail management, where she was responsible for the overall running of a well-established retail store whilst managing large teams. She is a natural salesperson with an excellent record of building relationships within a team and is committed to bringing out the best in team members in order to exceed targets and expectations. Gina is equally efficient whether working in a team or independently and is self-motivated, organised, friendly and approachable.

Gina speaks fluent Portuguese and in her spare time she enjoys baking, gardening, reading and spending time with her family and friends. She is married to Paulo and has two sons, Leandro and Ruben.

Clair has worked in the finance industry for over 20 years. Previously employed in Sydney, Amsterdam and London by major international banks, Clair now works as a Financial Consultant for Advisa and holds the CISI IMC & Diploma qualifications. Clair has previously lectured in investments for the Baker Platt Law Group.

David has worked in the finance industry for over 20 years. Prior to Advisa worked for major international banks in the Isle of Man, Jersey and South Africa.

David is a Financial Adviser assisting clients with their retirement, investment and financial protection requirements.

Yvonne has worked in financial services in the UK and Jersey since leaving school, having worked for NatWest Bank and RBC before moving on to Independent Financial Advice in 2008.

Meeting clients and offering expert advice on savings, investments and pensions to both private and corporates, is Yvonne’s passion.  Helping clients to achieve their goals and to steer them through the minefield of financial jargon and laws associated with personal pensions is what Yvonne does best.

Outside work Yvonne has two grown up daughters and is very proud of their achievements and she also has a dog, which she walks regularly. Yvonne is also passionate about charitable causes, having volunteered for Headway for 8 years and being the immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Jersey.

Matt is an investment qualified, wealth management professional and has worked in the finance sector for close to 20 years.  He primarily worked as a Senior Private Banker looking after a portfolio of high net worth international clients, before moving into the local market as a Wealth Consultant in 2013, where he delivers holistic financial planning and retirement solutions to local clients, which includes advice on pension vehicles, investment portfolios and life cover.

Matt is a family man and spending time with them and walking his two French bulldogs, is where you will find him at the weekend outside of work.

Ian started his career in banking where he worked at HSBC for 17 years during which time he moved from the UK to Jersey. He later returned to the UK to set up his own IFA business offering a full advisory service on Investments, Pensions, Protection and Mortgages.

On returning to Jersey in 2010 he joined Standard Chartered Bank as a specialist International Investment Adviser before moving into Compliance looking after the regulatory requirements of businesses in the finance industry.

Ian has advised clients both Onshore in the UK and Offshore in Jersey and travelled extensively seeing International clients globally around the world. Looking after the interests of clients and ensuring they receive the best possible advice and service are the most important parts of his job. His career started back in 1986 and he holds Level 6 Qualifications in both Compliance GRC and Private Client Investment Advisory Management (PCIAM).

Ian is an avid follower of many sports including cricket, football, motor racing and snooker and spends his leisure time playing pool and golf off a Handicap of 9.

Cath started working at Advisa Financial Services in March 2015 after working at HSBC International for 21 years. During her employment at the bank, she worked in various roles, mainly enjoying front facing Customer Service activities with clients.

Cath really enjoys building new relationships with potential and existing clients, and colleagues alike.

Married to John with two grown up daughters Carly and Hayley.

Interests are socialising and spending time with friends and family. Visiting different countries and experiencing different cultures and nationalities.

Charlotte joined Advisa first working on a variety of projects, then proceeded to take an exam in Financial Administration and is now a Client Relationship Manager.

Charlotte provides administrative support to Financial Advisers.

With over 20 years experience of working in the hospitality industry, where she was responsible for the overall running of well-established restaurants and fine dining establishments, managing teams of staff, she is extremely organised, motivated and supportive to the team.

She is passionate about meeting the needs of the business, working closely with colleagues to enable them to meet their individual targets and adds spirit to the team dynamics.

Outside of the office Charlotte enjoys riding horses, running and cycling. She is very active and loves socialising.

Kasia started her career in Finance Industry in 2014 working for Orbital Financial Advisers Ltd as an Office Administrator. Through hard work and commitment she has progressed into a Client Relationship Manager role.

Kasia is highly skilled, efficient and a confident administrator. She is experienced in building long term relationships with local clients and investment providers. The most important part of her role is to fully support the Financial Advisers in their jobs and assist clients with enquiries.

Kasia has been living in Jersey since 2006.  In her spare time she enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with her family.

Els studied in teacher training and worked as a key worker in a Children’s Home. She set up Link Insurance with her husband Trevor Griggs in 1991 before merging with Advisa in 2008.

Els provides administration support to Independent Financial Advisers and Directors. She is a great communicator and works to a very high standard to meet client expectations.

Els came to Jersey from the Netherlands. She speaks Dutch, English, German and a little French!

Els enjoys the gym, tennis and cycling, also taking part in charity cycle challenges abroad. She is married to Trevor Griggs and has two sons Charlie and Oliver.