Areas of Expertise
Derek serves as an independent director on a variety of alternative investment funds, such as mutual funds, hedge funds and private equity funds. Originally from Canada, Derek has over 13 years’ experience in the fund services industry in the Cayman Islands, including serving as Director at Collas Crill Corporate Services where he oversaw a group of corporate, regulatory and governance professionals providing various corporate services to Cayman Islands entities. In addition, Derek worked at BNY Mellon in the Cayman Islands for eight years as a Senior Fiduciary Manager. In this position, he oversaw a team of several analysts and corporate administrators providing trust, administration, principal office and fiduciary services to a large portfolio of unit trusts and regulated mutual funds with a focus on institutional clients.
Derek’s areas of expertise included providing corporate governance and fiduciary services, as well as oversight relating to fund administration and the investment management function. Derek began his career in audit in Vancouver, Canada, with a focus on the financial services industry and relocated to the Cayman Islands with Deloitte in 2012 as a Senior Auditor.
Accredited Director of The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada
Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
Queen’s University, Canada, Bachelor of Commerce