HighWater Limited, a boutique corporate governance services firm based in the Cayman Islands, has hired Matt Auriemma as a New York-based principal.
Auriemma will be providing independent director services to investment funds, including hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles.
HighWater has an impeccable reputation for corporate governance in the industry and an impressive client portfolio including many of the worlds top alternative investment managers, Auriemma says. My experience complements that of the team and I am looking forward to contributing to the future growth of this impressive firm.
Auriemma most recently was sSenior managing director and global head of Operational Risk Management at UBP Asset Management. Before that he developed the hedge fund operational risk platforms for Barclays Wealth, Barclays Global Investors and Bank Julius Baer.
New York continues to be a major hub for Cayman Islands hedge funds, and being close to our markets is a key component of our business model, says Gary Linford, managing director and founder of HighWater. We are increasingly being asked to consider appointment to long-established multi-billion dollar New York investment managers who operate the typical partnership structure where the general partner to the master fund is the investment manager and investors are not afforded any independent director oversight. Matts blue chip experience in corporate governance makes him the ideal person to represent HighWater in New York and win appointment to such structures. We are delighted to have him on board.
HighWater provides independent director services and other corporate governance services to hedge funds and global investment managers through the appointment of experienced, professional and truly independent directors.
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