Financial services group GSB said on 20 May it had hired Nicholas Jones as senior debt adviser for its Dubai office in the GSB Private division.
He has several years of experience advising international clients, specialising in complex debt financing transactions across corporate and real estate finance, as well as securities-backed lending.
Jones joins the company from Enness Global, where he served as a securities lending associate and corporate finance associate for over two years in Dubai. Prior to that, he was a finance broker at Raymond Jones & Company.
David Smylie, group head of GSB Private, said: “We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Jones as a Senior Debt Adviser within our Dubai office. He will be a key member of the GSB Private operation. Nicholas will strengthen our in-house, whole of market debt and finance brokerage under the guidance of the division’s co-heads Jon Urquhart and Ryan Dixon.”
Since GSB was founded by Ross and Alison Whatnall in April 2021, the company provides a range of wealth management services to a broad range of clients seeking investment, wealth and financial planning.
In January 2024 GSB became the first-ever international firm to achieve CISI Chartered Firm status.