GlobeOp Financial Services (GFS), the hedge fund administrator, says Jim Casey has joined the company as Global Head of Investor Relations, reporting to Vernon Barback, GFS President and Chief Operating Officer.
“GlobeOp is committed to providing the highest quality of service to our clients,” says Barback. “Jim’s proven leadership skills and in-depth knowledge of shareholder servicing for hedge funds and their investors will help us continue that commitment. We are delighted to have Jim as part of our management team and value his knowledge and experience in the alternative investment arena. We look forward to leveraging his expertise in hedge fund investor relations to help us grow our business.”
Casey joins GlobeOp from Investors Bank & Trust, Inc., where, most recently, he served as director of product management and development for alternative investment administration. Prior to that, Casey, who joined Investors Bank & Trust in 1996, ran IB&T’s fund administration company in Dublin, Ireland. Casey began his career with Coopers & Lybrand LLP in its Boston office’s financial services group. Casey holds a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston.