Private equity specialist fund services firm Ipes has strengthened its senior management teams in London and Guernsey through the appointment of two new managing directors.
Ben Cook has been appointed as managing director for Ipes UK and Andrew Whittaker will take up the same position in the Guernsey office.
Cook has more than 23 years onshore and offshore experience in the financial and insurance services sectors and joins Ipes from Dominion Funds Group.
He has experience of regulated entities in the UK, Guernsey, Malta and Switzerland and has also been instrumental in creating UCITS and Guernsey PCC structures.
Whittaker will lead the 100 strong team in Guernsey having previously headed up Ipes UK and its depository business. He joined Ipes in January 2011 from Capita Financial Group’s Specialist Fund Services.
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.
Justin Partington, Ipes’ commercial director, said, “The appointments of Cook and Whittaker strengthen our position as we continue to grow steadily. Their expert skills and experience will add significant value to our clients.”
