Hilary May

Hilary May is a Private Client Director in RBC Wealth Management’s trust and fiduciary business.

Based in Jersey, she specialises in establishing and managing offshore structures for high-net-worth individuals and their families, and has experience in servicing the wealth management and estate planning needs of clients from the UK, Europe and Asia.

Hilary is responsible for the operation and supervision of a client relationship team and managing the financial and estate planning interests of a portfolio of private clients. This includes the administration of such assets as artwork, listed investments, private equity, yachts and international real estate, through a broad range of trusts, companies and other fiduciary structures. Hilary also takes an active role in business development and works closely with trust professionals across RBC’s international network of offices in pursuing opportunities for new business in key markets.

Born in the UK, Hilary began her career as an accountant in London before moving to New York in 1991, where she worked for an accountancy firm providing financial and management consultancy services to a wide range of corporate entities. She moved to Jersey in 1998 and joined RBC’s trust and fiduciary operation the same year. In 2010, Hilary was seconded to Singapore where, as Managing Director, she successfully established the Singapore trust operation, with responsibility for client acquisition, relationship management and business planning.

Hilary is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, as well as playing the piano, cooking, international travel and reading.