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Gonzalo Jalles
Chief Executive Officer
Cayman Finance
Roland Jones
Head, Corporate Management Services, RBC Wealth Management
Chair STEP Caribbean and Latin America Regional Committee
Formerly the CEO of HSBC Cayman, Mr. Jalles founded his own financial services consulting
company, Javelin Group, late last year. Prior to his almost six years leading HSBC in the Cayman
Islands, Mr. Jalles worked in HSBC’s London, Bermuda and Argentina offices as Director of
International Development, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment
Officer, respectively. He also served as President of the Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association from
2009 to 2012. Before joining HSBC, Mr. Jalles worked at Santander Investments, developing
the firm’s asset management business for over five years and creating the second largest asset
manager in Argentina.
Mr. Jalles has a degree in economics and a Masters degree in Finance. He also holds a Chartered
Financial Analyst designation.
Roland Jones AICB, CGA, TEP is the Senior Wealth Manager Corporate & Institutional Services
in Barbados. Roland has more than 20 years experience in the areas of Banking, Trusts, Custody,
Wealth Management and International Financial Services. In his current position, he manages
teams of corporate professionals and is responsible for the business development and oversight of
corporate and institutional clients.
Roland is a chartered accountant and banker and also sits on the boards of several private
international business companies. He is a member of Certified General Accountants of Canada
(CGA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB), the Institute of Canadian
Bankers (ICB), the Canadian Tax Foundation, and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
(STEP). Roland is the immediate past Chair of the Barbados Branch of STEP and has published
articles on trusts and corporate issues for the STEP journal.
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