The Performance Now Podcast

Episode 2 - Jill Britton, Director General, JFSC

In this episode, Jimmy sits down with Jill Britton. Jill Britton is the Director General at the Jersey Financial Services Commission.   In her role, Jill is responsible for leading the JFSC in its day-to-day operations as both regulator and registry, and ensuring the organisation delivers its strategic priorities.   Jill was the Executive Director of Supervision of the JFSC between May 2016 and September 2021. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing the regulation of Jersey’s financial services industry and the supervision of other sectors for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing. Jill initially worked in the JFSC Supervision team from 2002 to 2004.   Jill has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry in the UK, Jersey and Asia, having specialised in compliance and operational risk management for global banking organisations. Jill was the Chief Risk Officer for Coutts Asia between 2009 and 2011 and the Head of Operational Risk for South East Asia at Standard Chartered between 2011 and 2013. At the end of 2013 Jill became the Head of Risk and then Head of Compliance for UBS AG in Jersey.   Jill is passionate about learning and development and mentors a number of talented women to support them in fulfilling their potential. Jill holds a BA (Hons) in Financial Services. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Norman Adkins - Southwire

In this episode, Jimmy sits down with Norman Adkins, Chief Operating Officer of Southwire. Southwire, a nearly $10 billion business, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wire and cable.   Norman Adkins leads a team focused on accelerating growth in the company’s core wire and cable business. Since joining Southwire in 1998 as director of international sales and manufacturing, Adkins has held numerous leadership positions, including director of marketing in the Energy Division, vice president of sales and business development, president of Southwire’s OEM Division, senior vice president of electrical distribution and retail sales and president of the company’s electrical business.    In this conversation, we discuss Norman’s path to career success, the key values that have driven his personal development, and his advice to those embarking on their own career path. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.