British citizen. Resident in the Isle of Man, United Kingdom for 25 years. Prior to that, lived in Republic of South Africa for 25 years - educated at Michaelhouse and UCT. Business degree (including economics honours) and accounting qualification. Initial employment with Andersen Consulting in Johannesburg - subsequent ongoing experience with many other system consulting organisations. Lived and worked in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Canada, UK and Isle of Man. Self-employed since 1985. Open to new business opportunities, particularly those with a strong IT/Internet component.

Excellent IT application development skills - multiple operating systems, development tools and programming languages. Private consultancy to business clients mainly in operational areas e.g. systems enhancement and integration, workflow, procedures and financial controls.

Set up and funded own private charity operating in South Africa.

Actively manage own private investment portfolio. Long-term relationship with global accountancy practice for tax advice. Good understanding of appropriate vehicles (private companies, trusts) for tax-efficient conduct of business and management of investments in several jurisdictions (offshore, UK, USA).

Acted as executor for deceased estates in several wills. Good familiarity with complicated probate processes and inheritance tax issues, both in Isle of Man and other jurisdictions. See this link for further details.