The hire aims to strengthen the financial sector relationship between the two jurisdictions.

The Isle of Man
Government has appointed its first business
representative in South Africa to strengthen the
economic relationship between the two jurisdictions.

Based in Johannesburg, Cecilia Albertyn (pictured below) has been
appointed as business development consultant, to build on the
relationship between the two jurisdictions in financial services,
the Isle of Man said in a statement. She will also liaise with
South African trade associations and businesses to raise the
profile of the island and highlight opportunities there.

The relationship between the Isle of Man and South Africa is a
longstanding one, with more than 35 South African businesses
having operations there. Institutions also operate across both
jurisdictions, including Nedbank, Standard Bank, Derivco,
Microgaming and Capital International. The island aims to help
South African business owners to make their their business
international by accessing global markets to expand and
grow.

Albertyn has spent the past seven years as vice president for
international networks at the British Chamber of Business in
South Africa. In that role, she was responsible for strengthening
local and international networks and will play a key role in
developing business opportunities between the two jurisdictions.
Albertyn will be part of the Finance Isle of Man team, an
executive agency of the Isle of Man government.

“The Isle of Man already has an excellent trade relationship with
South Africa – with trade between our two jurisdictions helping
to drive economic growth on both sides. We have long had
ambitions to build on this position of strength – Cecilia’s
skills and experience mean that she is ideally placed to help us
do that,” Michael Crowe, CEO of Finance Isle of Man,
said. 

Finance Isle of Man is an executive agency of the Department for
Enterprise. It was created to promote and develop the Isle of
Man’s financial and professional services industry and ensure its
recognition.

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