VAM Funds is a specialist investment business working with the foremost institutional and private investors to achieve industry-leading returns through our top decile performing funds. This is achieved through VAM Funds’ global portfolio of discretionary and equity funds.Through our unique VAM Driehaus range, we have over 15 years' track record of generating exceptional growth by investing in companies that have reached a significant positive turning point in their growth and earnings.Our VAM Sanlam Discretionary Funds give access to a specialist discretionary multi-asset investment house focusing on global direct securities, leveraging its strong internal research capability.Since our inception in 2001, we have built lasting relationships with some of the world’s leading wealth management firms from our base in Luxembourg. Our model of working with the most talented investment managers allows us to offer a lucrative set of opportunities to a broad range of investors.

Global Fund Consultants

Responsibilities: - CF10 and CF11 for the four UK FSA regulated Asset Management, Private Equity, Corporate Advisory and Fund Investment businesses.- Swiss, Liechtenstein, Moscow, Hong Kong and Singapore offices report to me as Head of Group Compliance (Singapore, Hong Kong and Moscow offices now closed or sold).- Membership of the following committees: Asset Management Executive Committee, Risk and Controls Committee, Treating Customers Fairly Committee, Fair Value Pricing Committee, Fund Development Committee, Counterparty Risk Committee. Attendance at Group Operating Committee, Group Risk Management Committee and Group Audit Committee meetings.- Management of four members of the UK Compliance team. - Management of Asset Management businesses legal requirements. - Group risk framework.- Business Continuity Planning.Key Achievements: - Handled the UK FSA ARROW visits and managed the relationship with the FSA.- Designed and implemented the Group’s risk framework.- Wrote and implemented the Group’s Code of Conduct.- Wrote and implemented the Group’s Anti-Bribery and Corruption policies and procedures in compliance with the UK Bribery Act.- Managed the MiFID, RDR, Suitability, TCF and ICAAP projects.- Negotiated the Group’s Crime, PI and D&O insurance policies.- Successfully navigated the Group through the rapidly changing regulatory environment.- Standardisation of procedures across the Group. - Individual registration for CF10, CF11, and CF30.In November 2005, Fleming Family and Partners (“FF&P”) acquired 100% of Sagitta Asset Management Limited’s (“SAML”) share capital. FF&P took me on to integrate SAML into the FF&P Group. I subsequently took up the role of Head of Group Risk and Compliance. This position has involved holding the CF10 and CF11 functions.

Responsibilities:- Director.- Director of fund structures.- Director of Sagitta Investment Advisors Limited.- Trustee of the corporate pension fund.- Compliance Director of Sagitta Asset Management (Dublin) Limited.- Product development.- All operations of the new business.- Regulatory compliance.- Team of 5 responsible for compliance, investment administration and dealing.- New client take-on and management.Key achievements:- Set up of all operational procedures.- Regulatory license with IMRO (subsequently the FSA) and the SEC.- Set up of fund, hedge funds and fund of funds structures.- Selection and management of all service providers.- Managed the growth of the business from inception through to its sale to Fleming Family and Partners. - Successfully managed the group through regulatory developments.I was a founder of this new investment management company with responsibility for setting up all of the company’s procedures, writing the compliance manual, IT systems, collective investment funds and obtaining authorisation from IMRO, the SEC and for the sister company Sagitta Asset Management (Dublin) Ltd, the Central Bank of Ireland. I had responsibility for all areas of compliance and the company’s investment administration, including performance measurement, client liaison, settlements, valuations and fund administration. I was the main client contact for the larger segregated client base, attending and presenting at client conferences with input in the Portfolio construction for clients.I was responsible for product development, including design, legal, selection of third-party service providers and implementation. I was a member of the fund selection team for the managed portfolio products and a Director of Collective investment vehicles, including hedge funds. Whilst holdingindividual FSA registration for CF1, CF10, CF11, CF21 and CF27.

Built and managed a team to implement the company investment policy across the relevant portfolio types.- Calculated the policy weightings for derivatives of the Global and Eafe strategies. - Managed the development of the in-house computer system to deal with policy implementation, Portfolio Control System. - Managed the development of the in-house pre and post-trade compliance system, the Mandate Restriction System.

- Responsible for setting up systems, administration, and client liaison department of this new investment management company. - Compliance Officer – Application to, liaison with and all reporting to IMRO and SEC.Management accounting, funding requirements from parent company, budgeting, forecasting, and working with auditors on annual accounts production. Presentation of financials at Board Meetings.- General company administration, including all company secretarial duties and office management. Reviewed all investment accounting and valuation systems and custodian banks and implemented recommendations.- Responsible for the client administration area dealing with all client reporting, valuations and investment accounting.

Responsible for valuation, reporting, administration and client liaison department of the Group’s North American client subsidiary, Warburg Investment Management International Ltd. The department responsibilities included performance calculation and analysis, settlements, dealer and fund manager back-up, liaison with custodian banks and performance measurement companies. Managed this department through a period of intense growth with the client base increasing three and a half fold, introducing new systems and procedures to deal with regulatory requirements and the increased responsibilities of the department