James Tipping
Finance Centre Director
James was appointed Finance Centre Director of the Government of Gibraltar in 1999 and is responsible of the marketing and promotion of financial services, strategic planning, liaison with the private sector and the regulator of the High Net Worth Residence Programme. Educated in Gibraltar and University College London, James began his career at Samuel Montagu, becoming a Director of the Global Emerging Markets Division at West Merchant, the investment-banking arm of WestDeutsche LandesBank. Prior to taking up his current position, James worked for 14 years in international investment banking in London, New York and São Paolo.