Philip has worked in the alternative investment fund industry since 1991 and is an Independent Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) and Fund Consultant. Philip is currently authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland for Pre-Approval Controlled Functions PCF-2 Non-Executive Director and PCF-3 Chairman on a broad range of both UCITS and alternative investment funds. He has gained extensive knowledge in fund administration, custody, banking, financing, compliance, risk & corporate governance.
He was a Director with HSBC Securities Services in Switzerland from 2011 to 2012. Between 2008 and 2011 he held the positions of Regional Director for Continental Europe, Managing Director of the Geneva office of Fortis/ABN Amro Prime Fund Solutions (“PFS”) and Interim Country Manager for Fortis in Switzerland. Between 1995 and 2008, he held the positions of Commercial Director and Head of Investor Services at PFS Ireland and was a member of both the PFS Irish Country Management Team and PFS European Regional Management Team. He also worked at Ulster Bank Investment Services in Dublin from 1993 to 1995 and with Global Asset Management (GAM) in their Isle of Man and Dublin offices from 1991 to 1992. During his time at PFS, Philip was responsible for business development activities in Europe and ultimately responsible for the company’s client relationships, which included some of the largest alternative investment fund managers in Europe.
Philip received a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Economics and History) from University College Dublin in 1990. He was also granted the designation of Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) in 2013 by the Institute of Banking in Ireland (a recognised college of UCD) and the Irish Funds Industry Association. Philip is a member of the Certified Investment Fund Director Institute, the Irish Fund Directors Association and the Institute of Banking in Ireland.
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