Butterfield Bank has appointed Bob Wilson as senior vice-president and head of Bermuda banking with overall responsibility for retail, corporate and electronic banking.

Mr. Wilson joined Butterfield in 1994 as senior lending manager with the bank's London subsidiary. He took over responsibility for credit in February 2002 and in May 2002 was appointed senior vice-president of corporate banking following a four-year period as vice-president and head of corporate banking. Prior to joining Butterfield, Mr. Wilson held various positions in the financial industry in the UK and the Channel Islands.

Phil Jones has been appointed vice-president and head of retail banking with responsibility for consumer credit, the retail banking branch network in Bermuda and the Call Centre. Mr. Jones joined Butterfield in 1996 as a lending manager in corporate banking and in March 2001 was promoted to vice-president of credit risk management. During the past five years Mr. Jones has held the position of vice-president and head of private banking for Butterfield in Bermuda.

Nir Sadeh has joined Butterfield as vice-president and head of private banking. Mr. Sadeh was most recently senior vice-president and head of private banking at Capital G Bank for the past five years. Prior to joining Capital G Bank, Mr. Sadeh held various positions with financial institutions in the UK and Bermuda.

Shawnette Griffin has been appointed vice-president of consumer credit. Ms Griffin is a familiar face to many Butterfield customers, having begun her career with the bank in 1989. Prior to her promotion, she was assistant vice-president of consumer credit/mortgage lending, a position she held since October 2000.

As announced in July, Lloyd Wiggan, previously senior vice-president and head of retail banking in Bermuda, has been appointed managing director of Butterfield Bank (Barbados) Ltd. and has relocated to that jurisdiction to manage and further develop the bank's Barbados businesses.

Alan Thompson, president and CEO of Butterfield Bank, said, "The changes we are announcing today within our banking divisions will help us continue to leverage the expertise of a very strong management team.

"Across all our divisions, we are focusing on the development of leading products and services, delivered by experienced, friendly professionals. With these changes in place, the bank will continue to pursue those goals with renewed vigour and commitment.

"On behalf of everyone at Butterfield, I congratulate Bob, Phil, Shawnette and Lloyd on their new assignments, and extend a warm welcome to Nir."