New Commission member to join Financial Services Commission

The Financial Services Commission has confirmed that Nigel Feetham, a partner in Hassans a leading Gibraltar law firm is to be appointed a member of the Commission by the Minister for Finance to replace Dr Oonagh McDonald CBE who is standing down after eight years on the Commission.

Mr Feetham was admitted to the Bar of England & Wales and the Supreme Court of Gibraltar in 1993. He joined Hassans in September 1993 becoming a Partner in July 1999. He is a partner of the International Finance and Banking Department specialising in financial services licensing, regulation and structuring.

One of his key areas of involvement has been in insurance. Mr Feetham helped to draft the relevant legislation that opened the way for the insurance sector to develop in Gibraltar and was also involved in advising the Financial Services Commission on the practical implementation of the "insurance passport".

He has also helped to structure and set up numerous Gibraltar insurance companies and is the director of a number of Gibraltar insurance companies. Marcus Killick Chairman of the Commission commented: " We are delighted that someone of Nigel’s experience has agreed to join us as a non-executive member. He has been a leading figure in the financial community for a number of years and has played a major part in some of the most significant developments in the Gibraltar finance sector."