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Industry Professionals serving as non-executive directors to Alternative Funds

Cayman Islands

The following Cayman-based independent directors are available through the IPAF Group.  Each is a Registered Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and available to act for hedge, private equity and real estate funds, plus special purpose vehicles.  

Full corporate services and investment services to meet regulatory and economic substance requirements are provided through IPAF Group’s Cayman associates. Read More.

For more information contact Cayman@IPAFGroup.com

Cayman Islands

The following Cayman-based independent directors are available through the IPAF Group.  Each is a Registered Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and available to act for hedge, private equity and real estate funds, plus special purpose vehicles.  

Full corporate services and investment services to meet regulatory and economic substance requirements are provided through IPAF Group’s Cayman associates. Read More.

Simon Cawdery
Simon Cawdery

Simon is resident in Cayman and a former investment manager with global multi-asset class research and management experience including credit, equity, hedge, private equity and real estate.  He holds a first-class degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and another in Banking and Finance from the University of Manchester.  Simon began his career on the buy-side, researching credit and collateralized debt and equities at Barclays Capital, before joining ING as a sell-side equity analyst.  He then moved into portfolio management in the Cayman Islands, first at Butterfield Bank and then at EFG Bank where he was principal portfolio manager for over USD 800mm in assets.  In 2013 Simon left EFG to set up an investment and consulting business for institutional and high net worth clients as well as serving as an independent director to investment structures.  Simon is a former President of the CFA Society Cayman Islands and the past Regional President of the CFA Institute for the Latin America and Atlantic Islands region.  He holds the CFA Charter, and has completed the UK Investment Management Certificate and Registered Representative Examination.

Specialities

Portfolio Investment and Risk Management, Regulation and Economic Substance

Residence

Cayman Islands
Simon Ecclefield
Simon Ecclefield

Simon has had a long career specialising in global equity markets. His experience covers all aspects of broking to institutions, hedge funds and alternative investment companies. More recently his focus has also encompassed Blockchain and crypto-currency funds.

Simon began his career at Kleinwort Benson in 1976, initially focusing on international corporate lending and currency/interest rate arbitrage. He then moved to Morgan Grenfell in New York where his role was to develop sales of European equities to US institutions. Following similar positions at BZW, Robert Fleming and Alex Brown, he was approached to help set up Collins Stewart in New York, growing the team from 7 to over 100 people.  Simon led the Global Sales Trading desk at JPM from 2008 until 2014, when he left to take up a limited number of non-executive directorships in positions where his deep understanding of all equity trading strategies is highly valued.

He is registered with NASDAQ in the Series 63, 55 and 7, and is a Registered Principal (Series 24 - Compliance and Regulatory oriented). He has also held the Canadian and British Registered Representative licences.

Specialities

Investments, Trading, Blockchain and Regulatory Compliance

Residence

Cayman Islands
Richard Ellison
Richard Ellison

Richard is resident in Cayman and is an experienced investment and risk management professional with 25 years’ experience. He is a chartered accountant and holds an MBA from Purdue University, Indiana.

Richard began working in financial services at PwC, auditing hedge funds. This was followed by risk management roles in New York and Singapore with Barclays Capital, covering credit management for sovereign debt portfolios, corporate lending and trading line credit management. In 2007 he opened the Cayman office for Babcock & Brown and served as a director on a number of SPVs in the alternatives space. He subsequently worked in Singapore and Canada for BBAM and Grant Thornton, returning to Cayman in 2013.

Richard has served for almost 20 years as a director for investment funds and provider of Cayman corporate substance. He is currently also a consultant for a Cayman digital consultancy company. He has experience in credit, equity, PE and hedge funds, aircraft leasing structures, infrastructure funds, project finance, cryptocurrency and fintech. In addition to his accountancy qualifications and MBA, Richard is also a CFA Charterholder and holds the CFA Institute’s certificate in ESG investing. 

Specialities

Accounting, Operations, Risk Management, Crypto, Fintech, Aviation and Infrastructure

Residence

Cayman Islands
Simon Nock
Simon Nock

Simon is resident in Cayman and is a Chartered Accountant with considerable legal and investment oversight experience.  He holds a law degree from Birmingham University and a Masters in International Commercial Law from Nottingham University.  Simon began his career as a tax consultant for Rawlinson & Hunter in London before moving to their Cayman office in 2003.  He subsequently joined EFG Bank to establish and run its corporate and fiduciary business and advise companies on regulatory compliance.  Simon has experience dealing with multiple disciplines in the alternative investment industry, including hedge, private equity, mezzanine finance and endowment investing for funds from widespread geographic locations.  In 2013 Simon left EFG to set up an investment and wealth advisory business for institutional and high net worth clients in Cayman and to serve as an independent director to funds.   Simon is licensed by CIMA and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Trust and Estate Practitioner.

Specialities

Legal, Accounting, Regulation, Operations

Residence

Cayman Islands
Cormac Sheehan
Cormac Sheehan

Cormac is resident in Cayman and holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from Accountancy & Business College Dublin. He qualified as an Accredited Director with the Chartered Secretaries of Canada. Cormac has extensive experience in fund administration, having started his career at Citco Fund Services in Ireland before joining Hemisphere Management in Bermuda, followed by six years at Butterfield Fund Services (Cayman). Since 2010 he has been working as a non-executive director, first with Elian in Cayman and the Channel Islands, and then with Ironstone Global Solutions (Cayman) Ltd, a subsidiary of Intertrust (Cayman), who acquired Elian. Cormac has significant expertise in corporate governance and oversight services, both in the hedge fund and private equity space. Cormac is a Registered Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and is a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association.

Specialities

Fund Structuring & Administration, Regulatory Compliance & Operations

Residence

Cayman Islands
Lodovica Speri
Lodovica Speri

Lodovica is resident in Cayman and an experienced investment banking professional.  She spent over 18 years at JP Morgan in London, where she led multi-jurisdictional teams in the prime brokerage and derivates clearing sectors. She holds a BSc from University College London and is also an accomplished linguist, being fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and French. 

Lodovica has extensive experience of working with a large range of fund strategies to deliver complex and innovative market solutions, particularly for FX, Crypto and OTC derivatives. Her operational knowledge has enabled many clients to optimise trade flows, access new markets and maximise cross-margining efficiencies. She also has considerable regulatory expertise, having implemented requirements arising from Dodd-Frank, MiFID and Libor reforms. Lodovica has represented industry bodies in discussions with the SEC, CFTC, FCA and the European Commission, as well as serving as a non-executive director on the board of LCH CDS Clear, part of the London Stock Exchange Group. She advised the LSEG and Eurex on clearing mechanisms and product offering.

Lodovica moved with her family to Cayman in 2023 and is now focusing on non-executive directorship roles.

Specialities

Prime Brokerage, FX and Crypto, Operations and Regulation

Residence

Cayman Islands
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