Philip is Head of Private Clients for Guardian Trust Company Limited and is responsible for all trust and company related matters. Philip has a wealth of experience in the finance industry, having worked in the Private Client arena for the last twenty years.

Philip joined the board of Guardian in February 2011, having held earlier positions with Allied Irish Bank, Investec Private Bank and Coutts & Co, where he gained extensive experience and knowledge at management and board level.

Philip holds an LLB (Hons) from Nottingham School of Law, is a member of STEP and a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

In his spare time..

Philip spends his time walking, cycling and swimming. He also enjoys the 'simple life' with his family relaxing in the French province of Brittany.

Email: philip.howarth@guardiantrust.je

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Philip has 40 years' experience in banking, fund management, and Trust and Company management and administration. He is a Member of the Securities Institute and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. His early career was in banking followed by fund management. In 1980 he established Fidelity’s Jersey operation, which he ran until 1987 when he was appointed Managing Director of Wardley Fund Managers (Jersey) Limited and a director of Wardley Investment Services in London. During this time Philip served as a committee member of the Jersey Fund Managers Association from its inception.

In 1989 he established Van Neste Financial Management (CI) Limited, an investment management and financial services company and in 1998 he established Forsyth Investments International Limited, an investment management company based in Jersey of which he was a principal and director.

In 2000 he became a director of Forsyth Partners Limited in London, of which he was also a principal. He served on the board of that company and its affiliates until 2006. Philip also served on the board of Royal and Sun Alliance Trust (Jersey) Limited and EBC Trust Company Limited. Philip is a principal and director of Guardian Trust Company Limited which he established in 1993 and which merged with Forsyth Investments International in 2006. He is also a director of a number of mutual funds established in Dublin, Cayman Islands and Bermuda.

Email: philip.vanneste@guardiantrust.je

Jane is responsible for the Finance and HR functions for Guardian Trust Company Limited and its subsidiaries. She has over 20 years' experience in finance in Jersey, primarily in the Trust and Company sector with an auditing bias in her early career but has also worked and gained experience within a commercial environment.

Jane’s responsibilities include both the back office function and credit control and overseeing clients' accountancy issues, as well as assuming responsibility for the HR function of the business. She also brings her extensive experience as a qualified accountant to the governance of client companies on whose boards she serves. Jane qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1995.

Email: jane.salt@guardiantrust.je