Gareth Thomas Joins Ogier Fiduciary Services (BVI) Ltd as Managing Director

LONDON -

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Ogier is delighted to announce the appointment of Gareth Thomas as Managing Director of Ogier Fiduciary Services (BVI) Ltd.

Gareth joined Ogier on 10 August after 7 years at Codan Trust Company (B.V.I) Ltd, an affiliate company of Conyers Dill and Pearman, where he was the General Manager.

Gareth began his career in London working at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and Schroders plc before moving offshore to Bermuda and then to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in 2002.

Gareth sits on the BVI Company Law Review Advisory Committee, and is also a member of “Team BVI”, a government body selected to assist the marketing of BVI financial services.

Gareth is the Founding Chairman of the ICSA branch in the BVI and is a committee member of the BVI Financial Services Institute Advisory Council dedicated to providing professional education in the BVI.

Michael Fay, Managing Partner of Ogier BVI and Director of OFS (BVI) Ltd added:

“We are extremely pleased that Gareth is joining our team. He brings with him a sound appreciation of the BVI market as well as experience in the leadership of a well regarded trust company. Gareth’s appointment further augments our growing team.”

Gareth’s appointment fast follows the announcement that Ray Wearmouth joined Ogier BVI’s legal team as a Partner from Harney Westwood and Riegels.

Ogier has won 15 industry awards over the past 2 years and continues to receive substantial industry and client accolades for outstanding client service, including the City Wealth Magic Circle Awards; International Law Firm of the Year and “Best Offshore Law Firm 2009″ by HFM Week.

Ogier remains unique as the only offshore firm that has a substantive presence in each of the four leading offshore centres - BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey.

About Ogier

Ogier is one of the world’s leading providers of offshore legal and fiduciary services. The group employs 850 professional and support staff.

The group has a presence in nine jurisdictions around the world, namely Bahrain, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey, London and Tokyo.

Ogier provides advice on all aspects of BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey law and associated fiduciary services through a global network of offices that cover all time zones and key financial markets.

Corporate and finance law and associated fiduciary services form the core of our business, principally in the areas of banking, corporate and commercial, investment funds, private client, real estate, and structured finance. At the same time Ogier is a full-service firm, with strong practices in the areas of employee benefits, employment law, litigation and property.

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