Overview

Gender

male

Ian has worked in the MENA region for nearly 20 years mostly as Chief Operating Officer in Financial organizations providing investment services including the hedge-fund providers like Man Investments and ISAM-ME. He has held numerous roles such as licensed Compliance Officer, MLRO, Finance Officer and Director within regulated investment firms in the GCC, while also taking responsibility at various levels for risk mitigation, governance, internal audit and operational planning.

Ian started his career with the United Kingdom tax authority covering a broad spectrum of legal tax compliance and investigation including forensics and record keeping. He has shepherded regulatory applications in GCC member countries while putting in place both trading entities and investment structures in a number of the more traditional domiciles.

His firsthand experience of controlling office setups, creating and implementing effective business controls and policies in territories including UAE, Bahrain and Qatar allied with practical experience of discharging regulatory requirements brings a perhaps unique perspective to the firm’s mission and enforces its desire to support client needs.