Gibraltar NED/iNED Pool

Targ Patience
Specialist in financial markets, DLT and digital assets, regulation, compliance and risk management. Experienced senior advisor to major global firms, with 20+ year career in international financial services. Chairman of the Gibraltar Association for New Technologies (GANT). Member of the Gibraltar Financial Services Resolution and Compensation Committee (FSRCC).

Chas Foster
Consultant specialising in risk, compliance, and corporate governance. Acts as iNED and Company Secretary for various regulated companies (funds and TCSP sectors in Gibraltar and UK). Vice chair of GACO and chair of the Training Committee. Experience includes: EIF Directorships, Director of Risk in several regulated companies incl. investment management, fund administration, company and trust management. Qualified Chartered Insurer & FCII and specialist member of the IRM.

John W. Mercer
Extensive international CEO experience: North America, South America, UK and EU. Strategic Planning & Execution, Leadership Development & Succession Planning, Cross Border Business Operations, Crisis Management & Corporate Restructuring. Accredited Member of The Institute for Turnaround, London
john.wm.mercer@gmail.com

Graham Sheward
Chairman / executive director of PLC corporate boards and Risk Committees, predominantly in the cross-border regulated financial services sector banking, insurance, investment, fund management & administration, outsourcing, trust & corporate service co.'s. CEO of an FCA regulated, listed, insurance services company. IoD qualified Board Director.

Richard Wood
Compliance, Risk Management, Governance, AML/CFT, Regulation, Fintech. Financial Services experience in Insurance, Fiduciary, Trusts, EIF, Funds, Crypto and other Fintech. Ex-Law Enforcement. Legal background. Past Director Executive roles: Managing Director (insurance management), Operational Director (insurance management), Regulatory Director (Fiduciary), Assurance Director (Insurance), Director for Risk and Compliance (Insurance Management). Also been Board Director for non-regulated firms.

Soroush Kafiabadi
Senior Consultant with extensive experience advising on Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance, Regulatory requirements and Retail Conduct to regulated firms in Banking, Insurance and FinTech sectors. Chair of GACO’s Technical Committee and a principal drafter of Gibraltar’s Corporate Code of Conduct.

Marc X. Ellul
Over 30 years’ experience as a Gibraltar lawyer. MD of Ellul & Cruz. (www.ellulcruz.com) and Head of Corporate. MD and of associated Trust & Company firm, Ellul & Co. Corporate Services (www.ellul.gi).
Marc is currently regulated by the GFSC as:
- a professional Director and Trustee
- an Experienced Investor Fund Director
- an independent NED for a motor insurance broker.
Extensive experience from his practice as a corporate, commercial, funds, tax and financial services lawyer.

Tamara Skillicorn
An approved Company Manager (Directorships) by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, with vast experienced as a, Executive & Technical Director, Experienced Investor Fund Director, Compliance Officer, Compliance Manager, and Money Laundering Reporting Officer, for law firms, fiduciary service providers and fund administration & management providers.
Highly skilled specializing in all operational, risk and compliance matters, having worked in financial services in the Isle of Man and Gibraltar for over 20-years, with an extensive experience in corporate secretarial services, company management, corporate governance, risk and regulatory compliance.