PEOPLE

Omari Iton

Mr Iton is a financial industry professional with over 15 years experience in the financial services industry. He has served as a non-executive director on a wide range of investment fund structures, including multi-manager funds, hedge funds and private equity funds with one of the local industry’s leading financial services firms. Prior to that, he worked for the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as an Analyst within the investments and securities division. In this role, he provided supervision, oversight, and regulation to a diverse portfolio of investment funds, fund administrators and securities investment businesses operating in and from the Cayman Islands. Mr Iton also served as an investment assistant with a boutique investment manager based in the Cayman Islands.

Practise areas:

  • Corporate Governance – Board and Regulatory oversight

  • AML/CFT – Drafting and review of policies and procedures

Prior employment experience:

Maples Group – Vice President, Funds Fiduciary (2012 – 2021)
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority – Analyst, Investments and Securities Department (2010 – 2012)
Policy Selection Limited – Investment Assistant (2007 – 2009)

Education and Qualifications:

University of Birmingham, Birmingham UK – Masters in Business Administration: Global Banking and Finance (2010)
DePaul University, Chicago IL – Bachelor of Science – Management and Finance (2003)

Boards and associations:

Member, Cayman Islands Directors Association
Chartered Governance Institute of Canada – Accredited Director