OUR TEAM

Geoff Ruddick

Leo Kassam

Leo Kassam, CA, CPA, Acc. Dir., is a Senior Advisor of Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands based provider of independent director services, distressed fund and value recovery services, family office services, outsourced financial reporting services, as well as economic substance and AML compliance services. Mr. Kassam has worked in the financial services sector in the Cayman Islands for more than 21 years with extensive experience in corporate governance, hedge fund operations as well as audit.

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 20 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

Laura McGeever

Laura McGeever, FCIS, CAMS, Acc. Dir., is a Fund Services Manager 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) and holds the Accredited Director designation granted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Canada. Laura serves as a director on the Boards of alternative investment funds including hedge funds, fund of hedge funds, and private equity vehicles. She is a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014.

Jessica Samadi

Jessica Samadi is a Client Accountant/Administrator at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry.
Prior to joining Paradigm, Jessica worked at KPMG Cayman Islands where she worked as an Assistant Accountant with the Insurance and Enterprise audit practice. During this time, she worked on some of the island’s largest enterprise companies as well as taking the lead in various captive audits.

Danielle Ebanks

Danielle Ebanks is a Corporate Secretary and Compliance Assistant at Paradigm Governance Partners Limited, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry.

Ms. Ebanks has extensive experience in providing fund governance, compliance and corporate secretarial support to the boards of alternative investment funds including hedge funds, fund of hedge funds and private equity vehicles.

Prior to joining Paradigm, Ms Ebanks worked at Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited for six years as a Senior Client Services Manager and provided corporate secretarial and board support to an extensive portfolio of clients which included some of the world’s largest Fortune 500 groups.

Tanya Jamieson

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.

Greg Essner

Greg Essner is a Senior Consultant at Paradigm Governance Partners, a Cayman Islands based provider of governance and fiduciary services to the investment funds industry. Mr. Essner serves as a director on boards of alternative investment funds including hedge funds, fund of hedge funds, and private equity vehicles as a Professional Director registered pursuant to the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014.

Prior to joining Paradigm, Mr. Essner was a Partner of Trian Partners, a multi-billion dollar investment management firm, and was its Chief Financial Officer from its 2005 founding through his retirement from Trian in May 2019.

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.
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