About ARC

Directors

Principals have wealth of commercial experience:

Alan Tooker – founder and principal of A.R.C. since 2005. Previously a finance director and compliance officer of:

• a futures dealer
• an oil trader
• a money manager
• hedge fund managers

Damian Juric – director and principal of A.R.C. since 2012. Previously a practicing lawyer advising on:

• structuring, formation and regulation of investment funds
• financing structures
• international corporate restructurings, cross border mergers and acquisitions

Shavourne Rolle – director and principal of A.R.C. since 2010. Experience includes:

• owner and operator of a directorships business
• owner and operator of a property development company
• fund accountant for fund administration businesses

Raymond O’Neill – director and principal of A.R.C. since 2014. Experience includes:

• Chief Executive Officer and Founding Member of Kinetic Partners
• Partner in Charge of the Financial Services Group at Robson Rhodes
• Managing Director of the Irish operations of Investors Bank & Trust, a global fund administrator and custodian.
• dealing with investors and regulators, acting as an expert witness, and advising on the structuring of funds and managers

Fabio Caleca – principal of A.R.C. since 2017. Experience includes:

• founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Templar Capital Management and Patronus Select, a boutique managed account platform and pool operator active in the emerging manager field
• managing the assets of high net worth and institutional clients of a family office pursuant to a Discretionary Macro trading strategy
• purchasing manager for a metal trading group

A.R.C.’s principals have experience of liaising with and managing relationships with regulators in a number of jurisdictions, including the Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands Monetary Authority), the Bahamas (Securities Commission), The British Virgin Islands (Financial Services Commission), the UK (Financial Conduct Authority) and the U.S.A. (Securities and Exchange Commission).

A.R.C.’s principals are experienced in reaching out to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) as appropriate on behalf of the entities for which directorships are provided.

As the holder of a Companies Management Licence A.R.C. is regulated by CIMA and complies with CIMA’s regulatory framework as a part of CIMA’s fight against money laundering and terrorism financing.

A.R.C.’s principals work collaboratively to ensure that their collective experience is used for the benefit of A.R.C.’s clients.

All of A.R.C.’s principals are “hands on” in their approach to the directorships they hold, and reach out to the investment managers and service providers to ensure A.R.C. is fully aware of the investment strategy and the performance of the entities for which directorships are provided.

In the interests of all the investors in an entity, the A.R.C. directors of the entity do their best to liaise with and support the service providers to achieve the best possible outcome.

A.R.C.’s principals do not delegate their responsibilities for the review of documentation and for the oversight of service providers, in particular investment managers and administrators.

A.R.C. and its principals are able to offer the following in addition to its directorship offering:

• Secretarial services
• Registered office services
• Voluntary liquidations
• AML Compliance Officer appointees
• MLRO and DMLRO appointees

A.R.C. has due diligence procedures in place designed to meet CIMA’s expectations as set out in its Statement of Guidance for Corporate Governance and A.R.C.’s own internal standards.

Collectively, A.R.C.’s principals have experience of dealing with troubled funds, including situations where there have been protracted negotiations with regulators and the replacement of service providers (including investment managers), where such action has been deemed necessary.

A.R.C.’s business is multi-jurisdictional on several levels:

• Principals are resident in the Cayman Islands, Ireland and Italy;
• Entities for which A.R.C. provides directorships are domiciled in a number of jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, the BVI, the Bahamas, England & Wales, Ireland, and Delaware in the U.S.A.
• Investment Managers appointed to the entities for which A.R.C.’s principals provide directorships are domiciled in a number of jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, the U.S.A., Switzerland, Spain, Cyprus, and Hong Kong.