Mr Groden has worked in financial services for 20 years in fields ranging from asset-backed securitisation to structured products. He is currently leading the Agile transformation of Standard Bank’s international business. 

He is also a longstanding finance tutor, was an adjunct lecturer on the Jersey International Business School degree programme for six years and today is a freelance tutor in fund administration. 

He is a published history author and his volunteering for the Institute includes featuring as a regular contributor to CISI’s Professional Refresher learning resources.

He follows his predecessor, Niall Husbands MCSI, into the role. 

Mr Groden said “It is a great honour to be appointed to this role. Jersey is one of the largest and most active branches of CISI and we are keen to develop our activities in 2022 and beyond.  

“Thanks are due to Niall Husbands for his leadership through the challenging days of the pandemic. I’m delighted that his presidency culminated in the long-anticipated return of the Jersey annual dinner, and we appreciate the effort that Zena Whiteley and the committee put into making that evening a great success.

“Our key focus for the future is supporting financial education and inclusion in Jersey.  We want to build on the established success of our Jersey Insight into Finance days and extend our impact into more schools, empowering as many students as we can with the critical financial skills to help them in their lives and careers. We’re also committed to growing our membership base in Jersey and encouraging a new generation of financial professionals to join our flourishing branch.”