GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, February 5 /PRNewswire/ --
- Four Vice Presidents and Assistant Vice Presidents Also Join the WFS Team
Walkers Funds Services, a leading provider of specialist offshore fund services for investment fund structures, announced today the addition of Senior Vice President Andrew Edgington to the senior management team. Walkers Fund Services has expanded its client base by 35% in the past 12 months and doubled its staff in the past year, including the appointments of Vice Presidents Alison Martinson and Abali Hoilett and Assistant Vice Presidents Isatou Sey and Yeaneka Gordon.
"Investors are demanding stricter standards for funds, including improved valuation practices and more thorough and complete due diligence. These demands make the need for strong fund services providers who can offer professional independent directors and trustees all the more important. Our new appointments further enhance the premier service that Walkers Fund Services provides to meet the needs of both onshore and offshore investment managers," said Nancy Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Walkers Global Holdings, which oversees Walkers Fund Services. "In particular, Andrew's extensive institutional investment experience is an excellent compliment to our existing team and increases our global perspective and understanding of our clients' requirements both during establishment of offshore investment vehicles and in their operation."
Prior to joining Walkers Fund Services, Mr. Edgington was a Director and Head of Product Development at Baring Asset Management based in London where he was responsible for the strategic leadership of global product development including the creation of the hedge fund platform for Barings. His work experience also includes time at Northern Trust Global Investments, Gartmore, and Invesco. He brings more than 20 years of experience of the global investment fund market encompassing product development and fund operation and implementation functions at strategic, tactical and operational levels including work as a Board Director for hedge funds and various other investment fund structures.
"As a Senior Vice President for Walkers Fund Services, I have the opportunity to combine my strong marketing and business development background in conjunction with a strong hedge fund expertise in the world's most active hedge fund jurisdiction," said Mr. Edgington. "I am looking forward to helping Walkers Fund Services continue to develop and expand its services, both in terms of adding more leading institutional clients and offering more solutions to those clients."
Vice President Abali Hoilett was previously with RBC Dominion Securities (Global) Limited where he was established and maintained client relationships with U.S. and Canadian exchange listed entities and their Caribbean subsidiaries along with industry leading mutual and hedge fund complexes. He has also completed a variety of Canadian Licensing examinations. Alison Martinson joined Walkers Fund Services from Credit Suisse Investment Services (Cayman) Limited where she served on their fund administration team and served as Compliance Officer. She was also an audit senior at Deloitte in Johannesburg, South Africa and San Jose, California.
Assistant Vice President Yeaneka Gordon most recently worked as an Assistant Accountant in KMPG's Cayman Islands Hedge Fund Group. She has also experience with the Auditor General's Office in Grand Cayman, Barclays Bank, and Cayman accounting firm Rothstein, Kass & Company. Isatou Sey served as a Senior Investments & Securities Analyst for the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority prior to joining Walkers Fund Services as an Assistant Vice President. Ms. Sey has also had extensive onshore and offshore training on a range of securities topics.
About The Walkers Group
From offices in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jersey, London, and Tokyo, the Walkers group provides legal and management services to leading FORTUNE 100 and FTSE 100 global corporations and financial institutions, capital markets participants, investment fund managers, and growth- and middle-market companies.
The Walkers group is comprised of leading offshore law firm, Walkers; fund services provider, Walkers Fund Services Limited; and SPV and corporate services providers, Walkers SPV Limited, Walkers (Jersey) Limited, and Walkers (BVI) Limited.
In 2006, Walkers was named as the Who's Who Legal Law Firm of the Year: Cayman Islands, the PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook Leading Cayman Islands Law Firm, The Lawyer's Offshore Law Firm of the Year, and was one of two firms honored as "Offshore Legal Team of the Year" by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
For more information on the Walkers group, visit us on the Web at www.walkersglobal.com or contact us by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . To contact Walkers Fund Services by phone, call our Cayman Islands Office on +1-345-814-6804.
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