Private equity specialist fund services firm Ipes has strengthened its senior management teams in London and Guernsey with the appointment of two managing directors.
Ben Cook has been appointed as managing directorfor Ipes UK and Andrew Whittaker will take up the position of managing directorfor Ipes Guernsey.
Whittaker will lead the 100 strong team in Guernsey having previously headed up Ipes UK and its depositary business. He joined Ipes in January 2011 from Capita Financial Group’s Specialist Fund Services (formally Sinclair Henderson) where hewas managing director. He has extensive experience of onshore/offshore vehicles, open and closed, traditional and alternative funds and has worked in London, Dusseldorf, Paris and the Channel Islands.
Cook has more than 23 years onshore and offshore experience in the financial and insurance services sectors and joins Ipes from Dominion Funds Group, where he was managing director of the asset management business. He has experience of regulated entities in the UK, Guernsey, Malta and Switzerland through directorships and has extensive knowledge of the legislation in these jurisdictions. Cook has also been instrumental in creating UCITS and Guernsey PCC structures.
Whittaker says: “This is a tremendously exciting time for Ipes, having built the fastest growing depositary and listed funds businesses in the sector. I am looking forward to meeting our Ipes Guernsey clients, and driving our specialist and niche focused business through the delivery of class-leading service.”
Ipes’ commercial director Justin Partington says: “The appointments of Ben and Andrew strengthen our position as we continue to grow steadily. Their expert skills and experience will add significant value to our clients.”
Established in Guernsey in 1998, Ipes now employs more than 150 people across London, Luxembourg, Jersey and Guernsey.
