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Some perspectives can only be earned

When a board needs an independent perspective or a business wants to strengthen its governance, our highly experienced team of professionals can help. Our business spans director services to funds and corporates, regulatory and board support, private governance and technology solutions.

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Independent directors for investment funds and other corporates. Board experience across seven jurisdictions and multiple asset classes.

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Regulatory and compliance consulting, board effectiveness reviews and company secretarial support for investment funds, managers and administrators.

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Independent appointments and fiduciary investment consulting for trusts, private trust companies and family offices.

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Governance, risk and compliance technology solutions for the international financial services industry, built from our hands-on experience.

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Individual experience, backed by strong collaboration

Altair professionals bring extensive individual experience, while being able to draw upon ideas, expertise and knowledge from their colleagues across Altair’s different business lines.

This gives each of us the opportunity to gain a broader, more well-informed perspective as decision makers and advisers. Each part of Altair strengthens the others and together, we raise governance in financial services to a higher level.

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Expert support when the situation demands it

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Find an independent director with relevant professional and asset-class experience.

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Respond to scrutiny, review board effectiveness, seek specialist advice or strengthen company records.

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Add an independent director, protector or committee member to the structure, or review how its investments are governed.

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See technology shaped by real financial services work.

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Ian Lambert

Client Director
An independent director with more than 30 years' experience in Jersey's financial services…
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Julia Chapman

Client Director
Julia co-founded Altair in 2012 and resides in Jersey. She is a solicitor qualified in Eng…
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Nick Watkins

Client Director
Nick is an English qualified lawyer with over 25 years’ experience in the international fi…
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Laura Hazzard

Client Director
Laura joined Altair as an independent director in January 2023 and is a qualified chartere…
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Mike Farley

Client Director & Consultant
Mike is a qualified investment and trust professional and joined Altair in 2020. His direc…
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Nicola Crowell

Regulatory Consultant
Nicola co-founded Cyan Regulatory in 2014, having worked at the Jersey Financial Services …

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Client testimonials
  • “Trusted directors are, in my view, an important element of professional governance and the effective management and administration of a PE fund. We have worked with several directors provided by Altair and greatly value their high level of competence, commercial understanding and active support. This clearly enhances the quality we deliver to our Limited Partners and is particularly valued by our US-based clients.”
    Michel Galeazzi Partner
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  • “Altair seamlessly balances sharp commercial pragmatism with the rigor of good governance. Their insight and support make them a vital, longstanding partner in our operations.”
    Jackson Heddy CFO
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  • “One of the greatest benefits of our longstanding relationship with Altair, and in particular with Julia, is the depth of understanding they have developed of our business, its history and objectives and the dynamics that influence decision-making. We have found all Altair directors to be experienced, commercial and credible with exceptionally good knowledge of both regulatory and corporate governance issues.”
    Matthew Crill Head of Corporate Governance, Jersey
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  • “We have been able to access a unique specialism in fiduciary investment risk, that has enabled us to drive efficiencies in our process, reduce business risk and significantly increase client engagement. Not only have our front office staff found this support invaluable, but our clients appreciate direct access to such experienced ‘subject matter experts’ who can face-off to other investment professionals with the sole interest of the family’s fiduciary structure(s).”
    Global Head of Private Wealth and Corporate
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