GFM - Key Persons
Alun Davies is a co-founder of GFM. He has extensive experience in the hedge fund industry having formerly been the head of GLG in the Cayman Islands, a division of MAN Investments, a leading global alternative investment manager. Alun's role covered all aspects of the Cayman Islands' operation of GLG and he continues to act as Chairman of the board for a number of MAN's funds
With a varied client base, Alun has acted as a director for investment funds and family offices since 2004. His expertise covers a wide range of hedge fund strategies, including long short equity, global macro, emerging markets, real estate, CTA funds, distressed and credit investment products. He also has considerable experience working with private equity funds, reviewing valuation policies/reports and has sat on valuation committees for over 10 years.
Alun's background is in the areas of accountancy, tax, liquidation, trust and banking, which is a broad skill set that has proven to be highly complementary to the experience of fellow investment fund directors. His background includes 8 years with KPMG Tax in London and over twenty years in the financial services sector in the Cayman Islands. This included five years as Manager of the Liquidations Department of PWC, two years as Managing Director of the corporate services company owned by Boxall's (now Ogier); five years as Head of Client Services for Bank Austria looking after their Latin American family office client base (Alun is also fluent in Spanish). He started working as a non-executive director for investment funds in 2004, initially independently, then with MAN for four years and with GFM from 2009.
Alun obtained a law degree from Kings College London University in 1985 and is a founding board member of AIMA in the Cayman Islands. Alun is a keen sailor having competed in the 1996 Olympics.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Maples in 2006 As a Vice President
Andrew joined GFM in 2021, having previously spent 15 years at Maples Group ("Maples") in the Cayman Islands, a leading global fiduciary and legal services provider. As a Senior Vice President at Maples, Andrew provided directorship and corporate governance services to a broad range of fund and financing structures and had direct responsibility for all aspects of client relationship management and business development strategy.
Andrew was also responsible for managing a team providing directorship services during his tenure at Maples. He has worked alongside and developed long standing relationships with investment managers, international financial institutions, law firms, trustees, fund administrators, auditors, tax advisors and rating agencies.
Andrew joined Maples in 2006 as a Vice President in the Structured Finance group and initially focused on providing fiduciary services to Collateralized Loan Obligation ("CLO") structures. Andrew's governance experience with Maples covered a board range of appointments on boards and governance committees with varied strategies including hedge funds, and private equity structures, and he has significant experience in credit, senior secured corporate loans and CLO warehouse investment strategies.
Before joining Maples in 2006, Andrew worked for Deutsche Bank in London as an Account Manager in the Trust and Securities Services division. Whilst at Deutsche Bank Andrew provided Trustee fiduciary services to loan and bond portfolios (Euro 100-500 million portfolio size) and was the lead contact to portfolio managers, investors, structuring and trading desks.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Management and a Master of Business in Operations Management from Otago University - New Zealand. He is an accredited director with the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada and is a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association.
Job Titles:
- Compliance Officer
- Corporate Services Manager
Beth is a seasoned finance industry professional and brings over 25 years of financial services experience to her role as GFM's Compliance Officer and Corporate Services Manager. Beth joined GFM in 2011 and is responsible for all aspects of GFM's compliance function including regulatory reporting, the onboarding of new clients and providing Director Support. Beth also oversees the registered office, board support services, finance and general administration functions of the business.
Prior to GFM, Beth worked at Butterfield Fulcrum (Cayman) Limited for 10 years within the Fund Administration department. During her tenure there she served as the Pension Officer for the largest pension plan in the Cayman Islands. She was promoted to Assistant Vice President for the shareholder administration/transfer agent facilities for the largest portfolio of hedge funds client. In this role she liaised with Investment Managers, Fund Directors, Prime Brokers, Investors, Fund Accountants and Auditors. She assisted in the design of a control matrix, compliance checklists, and employee training in order to achieve the company's SAS70 certification.
Before moving to the Cayman Islands in 1999, Beth was an integral part of growing a small industrial training company in Denver, CO (USA), to a multi-million dollar operation over the course of 12 years and served in various management roles in Accounting, Human Resources and Operations.
Beth holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Dakota, USA. She is a CAMS Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.
Georgia Prinsloo
Director
Georgia is a Principal of GFM, having joined in 2013,...
Georgia is a Principal of GFM, having joined in 2013, and has over 18 years combined fiduciary, legal and regulatory experience. A qualified attorney, Georgia holds directorships on investment fund vehicles and structures covering a broad range of investment strategies. Georgia has extensive international experience in corporate governance and in legal and regulatory matters. She has particular expertise in the establishment of investment funds, including structuring, operations and fund governance, as well as Cayman and cross-jurisdictional regulatory matters.
Georgia joined GFM from Intertrust Cayman where she served on the board of a number of investment fund vehicles and structures. During her tenure at Intertrust Cayman, Georgia provided director and trustee services to investment funds sponsored by some of the world's largest alternative investment fund managers located in North America, Europe and Asia. Georgia began providing director services as a Vice President of Walkers Fund Services Limited, a division of leading offshore law firm Walkers, which was acquired in 2012 by the Intertrust Group. Prior to that, Georgia was a member of the Investment Funds Group at Walkers in its Cayman Office.
Georgia qualified and practiced as a Solicitor at Holding Redlich law firm in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in the area of professional liability. She was appointed a Senior Examiner in the Enforcement Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry in London, England, where she was responsible for the investigation of directors' conduct and the preparation and management of directors' disqualification proceedings on behalf of the Secretary of State. Georgia also practiced as a Solicitor at the UK insurer, Abbey Protection Group Limited
Georgia holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, Australia. She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, and of the High Court of Australia in 2000. She was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2003. Georgia is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK (ACSI), a professionally accredited director with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries Canada (ICSA) and a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association.
Grant Jackson is a Principal and co-founder of GFM, possessing a wealth of experience in the alternative investment industry. Prior to founding GFM, Grant was Regional Manager for Goldman Sachs Administration Services (‘GSAS'), with responsibility for the GSAS offices in the Cayman Islands and in Toronto, Canada. Prior to its sale to State Street in 2012, GSAS was part of the Goldman Sachs group and is a recognized industry leader in providing administration services to pooled investment vehicles operated by investment managers. Grant's mandate encompassed all aspects of the fund administration business, including fund accounting, investor services, corporate services and fund structuring.
As a member of the GSAS Global Management team, Grant helped to grow the fund administration business into a global platform with over US$200 billion in assets under administration. He was a member of the Board of Directors for a number of Goldman Sachs entities, including Goldman Sachs (Cayman) Trust, Limited and Goldman Sachs Administration Services (Canada) Co. Grant also served on the board of the Cayman Islands Fund Administrators Association and participated in a number of private sector and government committees.
Grant has 14 years' experience working with Goldman Sachs in both the Cayman Islands and in London where he was employed as a consultant in the Product Accounting & Risk Analysis group from 1995 to 1997. Grant relocated to the Goldman Cayman office in 1997.
Before joining Goldman Sachs in 1995, Grant worked for PKF Carr & Stanton Chartered Accountants - an independent accounting firm in New Zealand providing tax, financial accounting and business advice for small to medium sized clients. Grant is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. He has a Bachelor of Business Studies in Accounting and also received a Diploma in Finance from Massey University (NZ).
Job Titles:
- Director
- Principal
- Managing Director of Citco Cayman
Patrick Agemian is a Principal of GFM, having joined in 2010. He is widely experienced in hedge fund administration, having been a Managing Director for Citco Fund Services("Citco") prior to joining GFM. As a member of the Citco Management Team, Patrick had direct responsibility for the operations of the Cayman Islands office. Citco has established itself as the market leader in hedge fund administration providing services to the seminal names of the fund industry.
As the Managing Director of Citco Cayman, Patrick oversaw all aspects of the business, including fund administration, investor relations & corporate services. He also served on the board of various Citco entities and Cayman registered hedge funds. Patrick was a former Director and founding member of the Cayman chapter of Hedge Funds Care and is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Cayman Islands Fund Administrators Association.
Prior to joining Citco in 1995 Patrick was employed by Deloitte & Touche in the Cayman Islands and Samson Belair, Deloitte & Touche in Montreal. Patrick is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec and the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants. He received a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from McGill University and a Bachelors of Commerce Degree from Concordia University.