PRESS RELEASE - Skipton
Group
17 December 2024
SKIPTON INTERNATIONAL TO BID
FOND FAREWELL TO CEO, JIM COUPE
· Jim Coupe to retire in 2025
after over 15 years at the helm.
Skipton Group today announces that,
after over 15 years as Skipton International CEO, Jim Coupe will
retire in 2025.
Jim has been a driving force behind
the growth of Skipton International since its inception following
the merger of Skipton Guernsey and Scarborough Channel Islands in
2009.
Part of the Skipton Group, Skipton
International is one of the
largest lenders of its kind with mortgage lending surpassing £2bn.
The award-winning bank provides a range of Sterling and US Dollar
savings products for private and corporate savers. In addition to
being a leading mortgage lender in Guernsey and Jersey, the bank
also provides mortgages on UK buy-to-let property for expats and
residents overseas.
Jim's experience has been
instrumental in the growth of the bank. During his tenure Skipton
International has seen innovation in products including the UK
buy-to-let proposition. The bank has seen strong growth in customer
numbers - with Skipton International now supporting customers in
over 100 countries. With Jim at the helm Skipton International has
worked to exceed customer expectations in providing a winning
combination of best interest rates and service for offshore savings
accounts - scooping multiple industry awards including most
recently retaining the Moneyfacts best Offshore Account provider
for the third year running, and the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service
Award for the fifth year running.
Stuart Haire, Skipton Group CEO,
said:
"I'd like to thank Jim for his 15-year service
to Skipton International and to the Skipton Group. During this time
and thanks to his significant contribution, Skipton International
has grown to be one of the largest lenders of its kind. Jim has
been an active member of island life on Guernsey, and I have no
doubt he'll remain so in his well-earned retirement."
Jim will remain in his role until the summer,
with work already underway on finding his successor.
ENDS
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Notes to
editors
Skipton Group is led by Skipton Building
Society and is built on two core foundations: homes and
money. The Skipton Group consists of a diversified
portfolio, Skipton Building Society (Home Finance and Money
businesses), Connells Group (Estate Agency and Property Services),
Skipton Business Finance, Skipton International (our bank in the
Channel Islands), and Jade Software (database and AI
company).
With the building society and Connells Group at
the heart of the core business, Skipton Building
Society has over 1 million members and 82 branches. Connells Group
has over 1,200 estate agency branches and is the UK's largest
estate agency and property services provider. Skipton Group employs
around 18,000 colleagues.