Michael Ayre

Biographical Information
"Michael qualified as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1981 and the Chartered Institute of Taxation in 1985. Following four years with the taxation department in the London office of Touche Ross, Michael joined BDO Reads in Guernsey in 1987 and was appointed a tax partner in 1991. His responsibilities were wide ranging and included providing financial and taxation advice to a variety of financial institutions as well as a number of high net worth individuals and their families.

"Subsequent to the sale of BDO Reads trust, tax and investment management businesses to the Fortis Group in 1999, Michael was appointed as the Group Managing Director of Fortis Guernsey in 2003, a position he held until February 2009. Michael continues to work for the Intertrust Group (formerly part of Fortis Guernsey) on a part-time basis as a consultant to their private client business, Intertrust Reads Private Clients Limited. Michael was appointed as the non-executive Chairman of CPC Group on 1st April 2006."

Affiliations

 * Director, CanArgo Energy
 * Chair, RAW Capital Partners