Dik-Jan Jetses assumes responsibility for sales and business development for the Dutch commercial team which is completed by newcomer Marcel Sikking, who will have primary responsibility for the development of the tax intermediary market in The Netherlands.

Julia Bron will be working out of Amsterdam to focus on eastern Europe and the CIS States, while Natascha Scholten will be responsible for the London market, as part of the BD team in the UK. In Asia, Tom Leenders has joined the Singapore office.

The new team is headed by group head of corporate services, Frank Welman, with the new starters all taking the title of commercial director.

The expansion follows a  record year at  Equity Trust and the company hopes to build on this through the recruitment drive to win new business

“We are investing in our future growth by making these appointments to our sales team. All our new recruits come to us with proven track records, and I expect them to become valuable assets to the company,” said Welman.