The
Maples Group is pleased to announce that, following its biennial
management elections, Jonathan
Green
has been appointed as its new Global Managing Partner, with effect
from 1 December 2019.

Jonathan,
who will assume the role for two years, succeeds Alasdair
Robertson,
who has served as Global Managing Partner since 2015. Alasdair will
return to full-time practice as a Finance partner, with a focus on
supporting the transition to the new leadership, both at Group and
practice level.

A
well-regarded and "very knowledgeable" lawyer according to
the Chambers and Partners Global Guide, Jonathan joined the firm in
2003, during which time he has held various leadership roles,
including his most recent position as head of the Cayman Islands'
Funds & Investment Management team.

"It
has been a privilege to be the firm's Global Managing Partner and I
have thoroughly enjoyed the role," said Alasdair Robertson. "I
am proud to say that the Group has experienced exceptional growth and
development during that time which is testament to the hard work,
commitment and valuable input by all of my colleagues globally. I
extend my warmest congratulations to Jonathan, who is an incredible
talent and who has demonstrated the necessary leadership skills to
lead the Group into the future."

Alasdair
will also handover his responsibilities as Chairman of the Group's
fiduciary, fund, entity formation and management, and regulatory
services businesses to Kieran
Walsh,
while Scott
Somerville
continues in the role as Chief Executive Officer.

Jonathan
Green added, "Alasdair has done an outstanding job as our Global
Managing Partner and I am both honoured and excited to take over the
position. The Maples Group is a fantastic organisation with ambitious
plans for the future and I look forward to continuing to work with
our leadership teams and our exceptional employees to achieve our
goals and provide our clients with the highest quality global service
that enables them to accelerate and grow."

A
number of new leadership appointments were also made to the Group's
global management team this year:

Cayman
Islands

• Matthew
  Gardner,
  Cayman Islands Managing Partner
  
• Tina
  Meigh,
  head of the Cayman Islands' Finance team
  
• Michael
  Richardson,
  head of the Cayman Islands' Funds & Investment Management team
  
• Chris
  Capewell,
  head of the Cayman Islands' Regulatory
  team
  
  
  

Dublin

• Colm
  Rafferty,
  co-head of the Dublin Corporate team
  
• Karen
  Killalea,
  head of the Dublin Employment team
  

London

• Heidi
  de Vries,
  London Managing Partner
  
• Harjit
  Kaur,
  head of the London Funds & Investment Management team
  

Hong
Kong

• Matt
  Roberts,
  head of the Hong Kong Corporate team
  

Global
Practice Group Heads

• Scott
  Macdonald,
  global head of the Finance group
  

Global
heads of the firm's major practice areas, Edward
Miller
(Corporate), Jon
Fowler
(Funds) and Aristos
Galatopoulos
(Litigation) will continue to serve in their respective roles.

The
following also retained their roles as Local
Office Managing Partners:

• Richard
  May
  (BVI)
  
• Nicholas
  Butcher
  (Dublin)
  
  
• Tahir
  Jawed
  (Dubai)
  
  
• Chris
  Byrne
  (Jersey)
  
• Johan
  Terblanche
  (Luxembourg),
  
  
• Mark
  Western
  (Hong Kong)
  
  
• Michael
  Gagie
  (Singapore), who also continues as head of the firm's BVI law
  practice globally.
  

These
appointments come at a particularly exciting time for the Maples
Group as it closes out yet another remarkable year. Over the last 12
months, in addition to celebrating its two
thousandth employee,
the Group consolidated
its offerings
at Maples and Calder and MaplesFS under a single brand, now called
the Maples Group. The opening of several new offices brings the
Group's global presence to 18, further demonstrating its strong
commitment to servicing a multinational client base and choosing
locations that facilitate time zone efficiencies and enable a
seamless, multilingual service.

ENDS

About Maples Group

The
Maples Group is a leading service provider offering clients a
comprehensive range of legal services on the laws of the British
Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg,
and is an independent provider of fiduciary, fund services,
regulatory and compliance, and entity formation and management
services. Maples Group distinguishes itself with a client-focused
approach, providing solutions tailored to their specific needs. Its
global network of lawyers and industry professionals are
strategically located in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle
East to ensure that clients gain immediate access to expert advice
and bespoke support, within convenient time zones. For more
information, please visit: maples.com