Dr Andy Sloan will help GIBA’s full-time industry executives work on regulatory and international issues as well as consultations in the part time role.
Sloan resigned from his civil service position last year after he reportedly punched a Jersey police officer in the jaw at a British Irish Council summit meeting.
According to the BBC, Sloan had become abusive at the bar of the L’Horizon Hotel in Jersey after a dispute over paying the bill.
He then punched the officer after he tried to calm him down leaving him unable to close his jaw for hours afterwards.
Mr Sloan was sentenced to 70 hours of community and ordered to pay £500 compensation for the incident.
At the time he said he hoped to be remembered for his work and not just his "mistake".
GIBA chairman Peter Mills said Sloan was ideal for the position: “Andy’s expertise and experience of the States, the [Guernsey Financial Services] Commission and the finance sector should prove to be a great benefit as we seek to make real progress in the development of a strategy for the future of the finance sector.
“His understanding of the global regulatory and tax environment will be particularly beneficial in helping Giba respond to government and regulatory developments and secure favourable outcomes that bring business to the island.”
