Paul brings over 30 years’ experience having held several senior roles, most recently as Managing Director of a Jersey-based Trust Company and Global Head of Fund Services. Paul has an extensive background in fund administration, governance, and custody services and has worked on numerous fund entities including single asset holding vehicles and large complex structures for both closed and open-ended funds. He has a wealth of knowledge in a variety of asset classes including digital, real assets, private equity, debt, hedge, and the more specialised niche esoteric assets.

Paul’s wealth of experience stems from previously having held several executive and non-executive director positions, on both regulated and unregulated entities and company boards, and lead large teams of funds professionals over the years in his capacity as Managing Director of two funds businesses. Paul has also held senior Risk and Compliance roles at several well-respected banks including Royal Bank of Scotland International, Citibank and JP Morgan.

Commenting on his appointment, Paul added “I am excited to have joined the team at VG and working alongside the existing highly experienced team to grow the funds business.  Being one of Jersey’s largest independent providers means VG is able to be nimble and responsive to client needs. This is a key requirement in a developing market and one of the many things that has attracted me to VG."

Paul’s appointment will lean on his extensive fund administration and custody experience, with a focus on staff development, client relations and risk management as he works alongside Ashley Le Feuvre to strengthen and build the existing book of regulated funds business.

Iain Mason, Managing Director at VG, commented on the new hires “We are delighted to welcome Paul to the leadership team of VG; he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge across the asset classes we administer and has a rich history of providing quality service and fund solutions to a wide range of clients. Following the appointment of Jon Manning, Manager – Funds, earlier this year, Paul is a key strategic hire as we continue to bolster our funds team and business by ensuring that we have the talent and systems to provide an excellent service to our current and future client base.”