Blair Kirkhope is an Executive Director and Investment Structurer at Sequoia Financial Group since October 2014, also serving as the Head of Wholesale Distribution. Prior to this role, Blair held various positions at BNP Paribas from May 2006 to June 2014, including Director of Structured Equity Sales and Tax Structurer within Global Equity and Commodity Derivatives, focusing on structured investments and tax optimization strategies. Blair's earlier experience includes serving as Senior Tax Advisor in Equity Derivatives at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and various roles as Tax Advisor at PwC from March 1994 to June 2001. Blair holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting, Business Law, and Taxation from UNSW.