Our funds team is growing across the globe

We’ve made a number of senior appointments in the past few weeks to strengthen our funds team across the globe: Mandy Lam, Director in Hong Kong, Clive Short, Head of Funds – UK, Osman Osman, Head of Business Development in the UK, Cleopatra Alemadi, Business Development Manager in the UK and Methé Porter, Client Director in Jersey.

Hong Kong

Mandy Lam joined us on 27 September as a Director in Hong Kong. This appointment further bolsters our funds team which has grown significantly in the Hong Kong in the last few years. Mandy will be responsible for overseeing fund operations, client servicing and relationship management for alternative funds in Asia. Mandy has more than 20 years of experience in auditing, accounting and fund administration. Throughout her career, Mandy has held senior roles at a number leading financial institutions, fund administrators and global asset managers.

UK

Clive Short joined on 5 September as Head of Funds in the UK. Clive has over 16 years real estate experience and 11 years fund management experience. He spent seven years at AXA Real Assets managing multiple Pan European Real Estate Funds and separate accounts across their European platform. More recently, Clive has been a consultant on the first pan-European open ended fund for Barings where the fund has invested across multiple European jurisdictions, with a global investor base. Clive became ACCA qualified in 2007.

Osman Osman and Cleopatra Alemadi both joined on 17 September as Head of Business Development and Business Development Manager respectively, both based in London.

Osman trained at EY, spending time in both audit and advisory, before moving to Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he specialised in the structuring and management of complex debt funds. Within Business Services, Osman has advised multinational corporates on outsourcing operational functions and partnered with traditional and alternative asset managers on fund formation and portfolio administration.

Cleo spent three years at a global leader in financial technology services, helping buy-side institutions achieve improved operational efficiencies across investment products. She then focused on private funds, nurturing strategic relationships and advising on operational platforms across the investment life-cycle.

Jersey

Methé Porter joined on 1 October in Jersey as a Client Director. She will be responsible for leading a fund administration and accounting team dedicated to delivering end-to-end service excellence on a large private equity client. Methé is a qualified accountant with over 15 years of industry experience in the provision of investment compliance, auditing, accounting, financial reporting and fund administration for alternative investments. In 2017 Methé earned the right to use the CFA® designation after passing the final CFA exam and completing relevant industry experience. She passed all three CFA exams on the first attempt.

We’re delighted to welcome Mandy, Clive, Osman, Cleo and Methé on board the Intertrust team. They bring a wealth of experience to our funds team globally and the strength of their combined skills and knowledge will contribute to the growth of our funds business.