The Team

Philip Duquemin FCA - Chairman

Philip is a Fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He trained with KPMG, qualifying as a chartered accountant in1980. Upon qualification Philip worked in Guernsey and then South Africa, where he lived for three years. He managed the Cape Town office of KPMG where he developed an interest in commercial and trading businesses.

Upon returning to Guernsey in 1985 Philip decided to move out of the profession to focus on his commercial knowledge and joined NRG International as regional financial director. He was subsequently appointed managing director. NRG International is the global business to business supplier of office technology, owned by Ricoh Co Ltd Japan, which is responsible for distributor operations in Europe, Russia and the former CIS, Middle East, Africa and part of SE Asia. Travelling extensively he grew the distributor business by 300 per cent. In January 2007 Philip decided to finally unpack his cases and take a more Guernsey based lifestyle and left NRG International to pursue his personal business interests.

From March 2007 to April 2008 Philip was Chairman of CGi (Confederation of Guernsey Industry). He is also Chairman of Beckford’s Funeral Services Limited, a family owned company as well as a consultant on business efficiencies and expansion.

Philip and his wife have two children and his interests include fishing, playing golf and boating.