OUR TEAM

A New Paradigm in Governance

Cayman Islands

Geoff Ruddick

Geoff Ruddick, CFA, CPA, CA, FICA, Acc. Dir, is a partner of Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry, and serves as a director on the boards of alternative investment funds and special purpose vehicles. Mr. Ruddick is a Canadian Chartered Accountant, a member of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, a member and fellow of the International Compliance Association, a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants, a founding member of both the Cayman Islands Directors Association and the Recovery & Insolvency Specialists (Cayman) Association, and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada. He is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014.
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Geoff Ruddick

Geoff Ruddick, CFA, CPA, CA, FICA, Acc. Dir., is a partner of Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry, and serves as a director on the boards of alternative investment funds and special purpose vehicles. Mr. Ruddick is a Canadian Chartered Accountant, a member of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, a member and fellow of the International Compliance Association, a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants, a founding member of both the Cayman Islands Directors Association and the Recovery & Insolvency Specialists (Cayman) Association, and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada. He is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014.
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Nic Corsetti

Nic Corsetti, CFA, CPA, is a partner of Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. He has worked in the financial services sector for more than 20 years, and currently acts as a professional director for clients including investment funds and non-bank holding companies. Previously, Mr. Corsetti was the General Manager of EFG Bank, Cayman Branch and a Director of EFG Wealth Management (Cayman) Ltd. In this joint role, Mr. Corsetti managed a team of 19 employees while also providing banking and investment advisory services to a book of clients that he introduced to EFG.

Leo Kassam

Leo Kassam, CA, CPA, Acc Dir. is a Partner at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a licensed fiduciary services company in the Cayman Islands. Leo serves as a professional independent director on the boards of a number of alternative investment funds as well as investment management and other corporate vehicles. He is a senior industry professional with deep subject matter expertise and a detailed working knowledge of all aspects of the investment fund ecosystem. Leo has over 25 years of experience across investment fund operations, fund oversight and governance, audit and regulatory matters and is experienced in dealing with investment managers executing a wide variety of complex investment strategies.

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Leo Kassam

Leo Kassam, CA, CPA, Acc Dir. is a Partner at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a licensed fiduciary services company in the Cayman Islands. Leo serves as a professional independent director on the boards of a number of alternative investment funds as well as investment management and other corporate vehicles. He is a senior industry professional with deep subject matter expertise and a detailed working knowledge of all aspects of the investment fund ecosystem. Leo has over 25 years of experience across investment fund operations, fund oversight and governance, audit and regulatory matters and is experienced in dealing with investment managers executing a wide variety of complex investment strategies.

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Cary Marr

Cary Marr serves as a professional independent director on the boards of hedge funds, private equity funds, traditional long-only funds, and investment management companies. He is well versed in the governance and regulatory issues facing investment managers with more than 25 years of experience in the offshore funds sector between the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. In addition, Cary has an extensive background in audit, accounting, financial reporting and fund administration.

Before joining Paradigm, Cary spent 7 years at International Management Services Ltd., where he held the position of Fund Director.  He provided directorship services to a multi-billion asset under management, diverse book of clients spanning the offshore fund spectrum.

Jonathan Roney

Jonathan Roney FCA, BSc (Hons) is a fund director at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. At Paradigm Jonathan acts as a professional independent director where he sits on the boards of hedge funds, private equity funds, and investment management companies. He has acted as a director to Cayman Islands companies for more than 12 years and has greater than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, 18 years spent offshore. Jonathan sits on a broad range of open and closed ended funds employing strategies such as equity, credit, quantitative, systematic, fund of funds, special situations, private equity, real estate, digital assets and loan origination. He has extensive experience and knowledge of hedge fund governance, operations, fund administration and regulatory risk management.
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Jonathan Roney

Jonathan Roney FCA, BSc (Hons) is a fund director at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. At Paradigm Jonathan acts as a professional independent director where he sits on the boards of hedge funds, private equity funds, and investment management companies. He has acted as a director to Cayman Islands companies for more than 12 years and has greater than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, 18 years spent offshore. Jonathan sits on a broad range of open and closed ended funds employing strategies such as equity, credit, quantitative, systematic, fund of funds, special situations, private equity, real estate, digital assets and loan origination. He has extensive experience and knowledge of hedge fund governance, operations, fund administration and regulatory risk management.
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Laura McGeever

Laura McGeever, FCIS, CAMS, CAMS Audit, Acc. Dir., is a Director at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Ms. McGeever is a Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute (FCG) (formerly the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Advanced Certified AML Specialist-Audit (CAMS Audit) and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada. Laura serves as an independent director on the Boards of alternative investment funds including hedge funds, crypto funds, venture capital, fund of hedge funds, and private equity vehicles (including governance and advisory committees). Ms McGeever has over 17 years professional experience spanning governance, AML, regulatory compliance, and fund operations. She is a registered Professional Director pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014. 

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Miles Perryman

Miles Perryman is a professional independent director and in the course of the last fourteen years has served on the boards of hedge funds, managed account funds and general partners of private equity structures. Miles has assisted investment managers with the implementation of AIFMD, FATCA & CRS, the Volcker Rule, Beneficial Ownership Register rules, Economic Substance Law, and the Private Funds Law.

Before moving into the field of fiduciary and governance services, Miles practiced tax law in the corporate tax department of the global law firm, Allen & Overy (1998-2007). Miles provided structuring and transactional advice to a range of clients from financial institutions, multi-national corporates to fund managers and entrepreneurs, advising on a wide variety of transactions.

Miles Perryman

Miles Perryman, LLB, Acc. Dir., is a professional independent director employed with Paradigm Governance Partners Limited. Since 2007, Mr Perryman has worked in the field of corporate governance / fiduciary services and served on the boards of hedge funds, managed account funds, general partners of private equity structures and structured finance vehicles.

Mr Perryman initially practiced tax law in the corporate tax department of the global law firm, Allen & Overy LLP (1998-2007). In September 2007 Mr Perryman moved to the Cayman Islands to work for Deutsche Bank (Cayman) Limited (2007-2019) in its fiduciary services division and subsequently with another Cayman governance services firm.

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Michelle O’Mahony

Michelle O’Mahony, BSc, Acc. Dir., she is a Fund Director at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Ms. O’Mahony was qualified as a certified public accountant in 2005 and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada. She is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014. 

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Neil Gray

Neil Gray BAcc. (Hons.) C.A., is a Director at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. He serves as a director on the boards of alternative investment fund and special purpose vehicles. Mr. Gray received a Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours from the University of Stirling in 1992 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in 1995. He is also a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants and the Cayman Islands Directors Association and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada. He is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014.

Neil Gray

Neil Gray BAcc. (Hons.) C.A., is a Director at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. He serves as a director on the boards of alternative investment fund and special purpose vehicles. Mr. Gray received a Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours from the University of Stirling in 1992 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in 1995. He is also a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants and the Cayman Islands Directors Association and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada. He is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014.
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W. William Woods

W. William Woods currently serves as a professional independent director on the boards of corporations, hedge funds, private equity funds, and traditional long-only funds and as an Independent Review Committee (IRC) member for several Canadian investment fund groups. He is well versed in the governance and regulatory issues facing investment managers and investment funds, with more than 26 years of experience in the offshore funds sector between the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. He is an expert on setting up and running IRCs, as he co-founded and was the President and CEO of Independent Review Inc. in Canada for 15 years. He is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014.

Glen Wigney

Mr. Wigney joined the Paradigm Governance Partners team in October of 2024. Glen is formerly a member of Deloitte & Touche’s global financial services team and has over 30 years of experience with Deloitte in three countries. After starting his career in his native Canada, he joined Deloitte’s Cayman Islands practice. During his 20 years in Cayman he served on various alternative investment management industry committees and Deloitte’s Global Financial Services Industry Group. Glen was the partner in charge of the audit practice of Deloitte Cayman before relocating to Deloitte’s U.S. firm. Based in Chicago for seven years, he led Deloitte’s Emerging Manager Program in the U.S. Midwest. Mr. Wigney returned to the Cayman Islands in 2014 and co-founded Five Continents Partners to provide governance services to the investment management industry.

Glen Wigney

Mr. Wigney joined the Paradigm Governance Partners team in October of 2024. Glen is formerly a member of Deloitte & Touche’s global financial services team and has over 30 years of experience with Deloitte in three countries. After starting his career in his native Canada, he joined Deloitte’s Cayman Islands practice. During his 20 years in Cayman he served on various alternative investment management industry committees and Deloitte’s Global Financial Services Industry Group. Glen was the partner in charge of the audit practice of Deloitte Cayman before relocating to Deloitte’s U.S. firm. Based in Chicago for seven years, he led Deloitte’s Emerging Manager Program in the U.S. Midwest. Mr. Wigney returned to the Cayman Islands in 2014 and co-founded Five Continents Partners to provide governance services to the investment management industry.
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Maxine Wessels

Maxine Wessels, CA (SA), is a Director at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Miss Wessels serves as an accountant, AML officer and as an independent director on the Boards of alternative investment vehicles including hedge funds, crypto funds, private equity, artwork SPVs, personal holding companies and Investment Management vehicles (including governance and advisory committees). She is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014.

Bibiana Butasova

Bibiana Butasova is a Corporate Secretary and Board Support Services Manager at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands-based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Ms. Butasova is an Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) (formerly the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
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Bibiana Butasova

Bibiana Butasova is a Corporate Secretary and Board Support Services Manager at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands-based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Ms. Butasova is an Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) (formerly the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

Danielle Lee

Danielle Lee rejoined Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands firm offering governance and fiduciary services to investment funds, as Corporate Secretary. In this role, Mrs. Lee will apply her extensive experience providing fund governance, compliance, and corporate secretarial assistance to hedge funds, fund of hedge funds, and private equity vehicles.

Before rejoining Paradigm, Mrs. Lee spent over two years as Executive Assistant to the C-suite executives at the Cayman Islands Civil Service Association Cooperative Credit Union Limited, covering areas such as human resources, information technology, compliance, finance, operations, and customer service. She also functioned as the Corporate Secretary for the financial institution’s governing bodies.

Samantha Taylor

Samantha Taylor is an accomplished professional currently serving as an Account Manager at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Prior to joining Paradigm Governance Partners, Samantha held the position of Audit Manager at KPMG in the Cayman Islands, where she led and executed numerous audit engagements with precision and excellence. Samantha’s journey in the financial world began as a Trainee at KPMG Johannesburg, South Africa, where she cultivated a strong foundation in accounting principles and audit methodologies. This experience not only honed her professional skills but also provided her with a global perspective on financial practices.
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Samantha Taylor

Samantha Taylor is an accomplished professional currently serving as an Account Manager at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Prior to joining Paradigm Governance Partners, Samantha held the position of Audit Manager at KPMG in the Cayman Islands, where she led and executed numerous audit engagements with precision and excellence. Samantha’s journey in the financial world began as a Trainee at KPMG Johannesburg, South Africa, where she cultivated a strong foundation in accounting principles and audit methodologies. This experience not only honed her professional skills but also provided her with a global perspective on financial practices.
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Kenneth Adumekwe

Kenneth Adumekwe, ACIS, MICA, LLB (Hons), is the Head of Regulatory Services at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Mr. Adumekwe is an Associate of The Chartered Governance Institute (FCG) (formerly the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators), holds an International Diploma in Anti Money Laundering from the International Compliance Association and holds an LLB (Hons) degree in Law and Politics from Cardiff University. Ken serves as the AML Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for the Company and provides regulatory compliance support for the Company and its clients.

Tanya Jamieson

Tanya Jamieson, LLB (Hons), is a Fiduciary Support Co-ordinator at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry.

Ms Jamieson has experience in providing corporate secretarial, fund governance and compliance support to the boards of various corporate vehicles, including investment funds, private funds, trusts, etc. Ms Jamieson is also a UK qualified lawyer since 2008.

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Tanya Jamieson

Tanya Jamieson, LLB (Hons), is a Fiduciary Support Co-ordinator at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry.

Ms Jamieson has experience in providing corporate secretarial, fund governance and compliance support to the boards of various corporate vehicles, including investment funds, private funds, trusts, etc. Ms Jamieson is also a UK qualified lawyer since 2008.

Javiera Aguayo

Javiera Aguayo is a Compliance Officer at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. She has over 10 years’ experience in regulatory compliance and practical knowledge of the Anti- Money Laundering (AML) requirements and legislation in the Cayman Islands. She is qualified as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and holds an International Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance with the International Compliance Association (ICA).

Prior to joining Paradigm, Ms Aguayo worked at TMF (Cayman) Ltd where she performed the AML/KYC onboardings and assisted with the review and implementation of local and group policies. Prior to joining TMF, Ms Aguayo worked at EFG Bank (Cayman) and was responsible for the transaction and KYC monitoring and the vetting, approval, monitoring of new and existing clients. She also managed all the AEOI tax reporting for the bank and its subsidiary to ensure compliance.

Emily Cross

Ms Cross is an Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Paradigm where she provides client onboarding support, company administration and compliance support to the Partners.

Prior to joining Paradigm, Ms Cross worked at Walkers Law Firm in the Global Investment Funds Group as an executive legal assistant role assisting with Company, Partnership, Limited Partnership and Foreign Company Incorporations and Registrations.

Prior to Walkers Ms Cross worked Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited for several years in a senior executive assistant role supporting the Directors Funds team.

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Emily Cross

Ms Cross is an Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Paradigm where she provides client onboarding support, company administration and compliance support to the Partners.

Prior to joining Paradigm, Ms Cross worked at Walkers Law Firm in the Global Investment Funds Group as an executive legal assistant role assisting with Company, Partnership, Limited Partnership and Foreign Company Incorporations and Registrations.

Prior to Walkers Ms Cross worked Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited for several years in a senior executive assistant role supporting the Directors Funds team.

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Maggie Garnett

Ms. Garnett is an Executive Assistant and Office Manager at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. 

Prior to joining Paradigm, Ms. Garnett worked for 7 years with Cayman subsidiaries of Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada (CIBC), working as an executive assistant and corporate secretary to their Cayman entities.  Before that she worked at International Management Services Ltd, working in fiduciary services, supporting Fund Directors in servicing their clients.

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George Mazin

George Mazin is an independent consultant and legal advisor providing compliance advice, expert witness services and director services to fund managers and law firms.
Mr Mazin retired from the full-time practice of law at the end of 2019. For the entirety of his legal career, Mr Mazin practiced corporate law in New York or New Jersey, and continues to be a member of the Bar in good standing in each of these states. Mr. Mazin’s practice was focused on a broad range of matters in the representation of private investment funds and investment advisers, as well as other financial services firms.