Zedra, an independent provider of trust, corporate and fund services, has appointed Robert Burchett-Coates to the newly created role of director of business development and sales.
Burchett-Coates has over 15 years of multi-jurisdictional experience in the fund administration, investment management and corporate solutions markets.
Operating from the group’s London office, Burchett-Coates will have a worldwide brief to develop new business both from within Zedra’s existing large client base and from new partnerships, in particular in Europe and Asia.
Prior to joining Zedra, Burchett-Coates was a director at Deutsche Bank in London leading fund services sales in EMEA with global transaction banking. In his capacity at Man Group, he was instrumental in the oversight and commercial management of fund administration services and related corporate solutions for their funds.
Burchett-Coates says: “Funds and related corporate solutions will offer significant opportunities for growth for those companies able to assemble the right client proposition. As an independently owned, family controlled business, Zedra brings a powerful new proposition to this market, whilst at the same time having a large body of legacy business to draw upon and develop.”
Alan Tidy, executive director and board member, adds: “Our business continues to grow at a rapid pace and Zedra’s experience in the alternative funds sector ensures that we have a solid understanding of how to best support our clients through the establishment and ongoing management of multiple fund types. Robert has joined us at an important time in our development and his track record and experience as a buyer and seller of fund based corporate solutions marks us out as having a genuinely new approach, which will be invaluable as we seek to expand these businesses.”
Niels Nielsen, group chief executive officer, says: “The Zedra proposition is one based on the three pillars of independence, family ownership and a freshness of thinking. Our objective is to be recognised as a leading fund formation and administration provider globally and I am sure Robert will play a key part delivering that vision.”
