Directors
The investment funds industry is complex and highly contextual. Good corporate governance requires extensive knowledge of all relevant aspects of a fund, throughout its lifecycle.
Extensive and relevant industry experience
HighWater directors bring the necessary diverse management and advisory experience gained from decades of work in the trenches – including finance, due diligence, investment management, fund administration, audit and fund regulation backgrounds.
All of our directors have held senior and high profile roles in the fund industry.
Our Cayman-based directors play leading roles in the development and promotion of the Cayman Islands’ financial services industry, and have participated actively on the Cayman Islands Fund Administrators Association, the Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants, the Cayman Chapter of AIMA and Cayman Finance. All of the directors are active industry commentators and are frequently called upon to speak at industry events and write articles for hedge fund publications.
Our directors are supported by a high quality team of corporate administrators that are experienced professionals with backgrounds that include former regulators, fund administrators, professional accountants and attorneys in the Cayman funds industry. In addition, HighWater also employs an information systems and office infrastructure professional.
        
        Gary Linford
Founder
            
          
            Office: 1-345-640-2279
            Direct: 1-345-640-2295
            Mobile: 1-345-526-2295
            
            Email: gary@highwater.ky
            
          
        
        Mark Fagan
Partner
            
          
            Office: 1-345-640-2279
            Direct: 1-345-640-2285
            Mobile: 1-345-526-9592
            
            Email: mark@highwater.ky
            
          
        
        Stacey Kirkconnell
Partner
            
          
            Office: 1-345-640-2276
            Direct: 1-345-640-2276
            Mobile: 1-345-323-0151
            
            Email: stacey@highwater.ky
            
          
        
        Yolanda Banks McCoy 
Partner
            
          
            Office: 1-345-640-2279
            Direct: 1-345-640-2269
            Mobile: 1-345-525-0620
            
            Email: yolanda@highwater.ky
            
          
        
        John Lewis
Director
            
          
            Office: 1-345-640-2279
            Direct: 1-345-640-2290
            Mobile: 1-345-525-2295
            
            
            
          
        
        Simon Cox
Director
            
          
            
            
            Mobile: 1-852-9408-6082
            
            Email: simon.cox@highwater.ky
            
          
        
        Matt Auriemma
Director
            
          
            Office: 1-917-776-7119
            
            
            
            Email: matt@highwater.ky
            
          
        
        Todd Groome
Director
            
          
            Office: 1-703-938-2662
            Direct: 1-703-966-3690
            
            
            Email: todd@highwater.ky
            
          
        
        Nick Tappin
Director
            
          
            
            
            Mobile: 41-79-571-5461
            
            Email: nick@highwater.ky
            
          
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What we do
Our services
        Director Services
Institutional investors should require independent directors who have relevant industry expertise and who will fulfill their fiduciary duties in the best interests of the fund and its investors. In an industry of growing complexity and increased regulation, investors and managers seek directors who will make a genuine contribution and not shy away from difficult decisions.
        Distressed Funds
Distressed funds can find themselves without the appropriate independent board of directors to guide them through a restructuring process, an orderly realisation of assets, or a voluntary liquidation. This is where HighWater excels.
        Investment Managers
As a stepping stone to setting up a permanent office, we assist investment fund managers to establish a physical presence in the Cayman Islands, working closely with onshore legal counsel, tax and regulatory advisors.
        Ancillary Services
While focusing on providing independent director services to the alternative investment fund Industry, HighWater also offers a range of ancillary services.