Our People

Frederique joined FundRock in 2013 and worked on the process for the risk engine migration and of the internal audit report linked to this project and built the operational guide for the Risk team. In July 2014, Frederique oversaw the transition of two major SIF structures under the AIFM directive. She was instrumental in the set-up of the transition department where she successfully got several Asian clients on board, both UCITS and AIF, focusing on a seamless transition from project to live status. She currently leads the CRM team, which consists of 6 people, ensuring optimal client servicing across the team.

Frederique started her professional career in the USA in the marketing and distribution applied to pharmaceuticals and life science products. Then she moved to London where she held a trading role at Shell, specializing in white products, for several years before coming back to Luxembourg as a consultant in commodity trading to a number of energy related companies.

Frederique holds an MBA (International Trade/EM Strasbourg) and a Master in Finance (Luxembourg School of Finance).

Enda joined Fundrock in April 2017 as the Director for Alternative Investments in Luxembourg.

He is a Chartered Surveyor and has over 15 years’ experience in Real Estate and Private Equity investment. Over the course of his career to date, Enda has acquired extensive experience in the Real Estate and Private Equity industries. Prior to relocating to Luxembourg, he was based in London for 10 years heading up the Cosgrave Group family office. His expertise spans the world of construction, property investment and asset management, as well as extensive experience of Private Equity investing.  He has also worked at State Street Luxembourg and in a senior role at Lidl Ireland GmbH.

Enda holds a degree in Law and European Studies from the University of Limerick and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Chris joined FundRock in 2017 as a Senior Client Relationship Manager in Luxembourg, responsible for the day to day query management and coordination on behalf of clients and delegates across Asia, Europe and the US for funds in the UK, Ireland and Luxembourg. Currently he is Director of Client Relationship Management, Onboarding and Reporting.

Prior to joining FundRock, Chris spent 14 years working in client facing roles across different asset sectors in the UK and Luxembourg. He began his career with a Global Asset Manager in 2004, in 2007 he moved with the firm from London to Luxembourg. In Luxembourg, he managed Client Service teams for a Nordic Private Bank and leading Alternative Asset Fund Administrators focusing on private equity and real estate investments.

Chris studied Business Management & Computer Science at London Metropolitan University.

Andrea is a Director at FundRock Management Company with over 18 years’ experience in the financial services sector. She has held roles ranging from senior operational and client services roles within global and capital markets institutions; to roles in relationship and business development within large European and US fund services providers. Andrea possesses deep domain knowledge of UCITS structures (including Ireland, the UK and Luxembourg), alternative investment vehicles such as QIAIFs, SIFs, Part II Funds; as well as Cayman domiciled products, Irish SPVs and structured funds.

She has studied Financial Services and International Investment Funds with University College Dublin (UCD) in conjunction with The Institute of Bankers. Andrea holds the Claritas Investment Certificate from the CFA Institute as well as the PRINCE2 Practitioner certificate in Project Management.

Richard joined FundRock Management Company S.A. (“FRMC”) in 2016, leading several initiatives predominately around increasing our regulatory reporting capabilities and exploring ways to increase efficiency through use of leading FinTech software and automation. Richard also has a relationship management role for one of our key clients.

Since 01 September 2017, Richard has taken ownership of FRMC’s Product team, leading all aspects of our own core product offering and additionally focusing on ways to increase value-added support and information to our clients with respect to their own products.

Richard has more than 24 years’ experience in the financial industry. He began his career at Save & Prosper in Edinburgh in 1993 and has held management roles at BNY Mellon and BlackRock. Prior to joining FRMC, Richard spent 10 years at BlackRock, fulfilling a directorship in their Luxembourg ManCo from 2006-2012 and leading BlackRock’s EMEA Fund OnBoarding group from 2012-2016. Richard was also a member of numerous BlackRock governance committees such as EMEA anti-dilution committee, EMEA pricing committee and was the secretary for the EMEA New Markets Committee.

Grégory first joined FundRock (at the time RBS Luxembourg S.A.) in 2010 where, for three years, he was very involved in the implementation of UCITS IV. He then moved to Casa4Funds S.A. in 2013 where he was in charge of fund structuring, before re-joining FundRock in 2015. Grégory is experienced in every aspect of the fund lifecycles, including investment strategies and distribution, corporate governance, as well as regulatory issues. He started his career as a lawyer in a Paris-based law and consultancy firm specializing in commercial law.

Grégory holds a law degree in private law from the University of Montpellier (France) and a postgraduate degree in criminal law from the University of Liege (Belgium). He is also a member of various market association working groups such as the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) and the Association Luxembourgoise des Compliance Officers (ALCO).

Xavier Parain joined FundRock in January 2019 as Group Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to that, Xavier worked 7 years at Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), where he held the position of Managing Director at the Asset Management Directorate. At AMF, he developed strong relationships with European regulators and collaborated with them on several occasions, most notably in the case of Brexit through numerous working groups. Xavier has also solid experience in the banking and asset management sectors and has held executive roles within major international organisations. Among others, he has served as the CEO of FundLogic, Morgan Stanley’s funds and hedge funds distribution platform and President of Merrill Lynch Invest, Merrill Lynch’s asset management firm specialising in structured funds.

Xavier holds an engineering degree from the ENSTA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées) and is an alumnus of the Ecole Polytechnique.

Colm joined FundRock as a Senior Relationship Manager in May 2008 and has held a number of sales and marketing positions over the years, today he is Business Development Director with particular focus on the UK, Nordic and Asian markets.

Colm has more than 15 years of fund industry experience. Prior to joining FundRock, Colm spent seven years at JPMorgan Bank Luxembourg in asset services roles, worked in Paris for Banta Global Turnkey, in Dublin with Marsh & McLennan, and in Australia with Macquarie Bank as well as the National Australia Bank.

Colm hοlds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish and Social Research, plus a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, both from the University of Limerick in Ireland.

Paul is an experienced managing director and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in financial markets and services. He has extensive knowledge of the European regulatory landscape and investor drivers for both the alternative and traditional fund management spheres. Paul has worked with clients from around the world looking to establish European management and fund structures for both open and closed ended funds. He is a regular commentator in the financial press and speaks regularly at conferences and events.

Paul graduated from Queen Mary College, University of London before starting his career at Thomson Reuters. Paul joins from Apex Fund Services where he was Head of European Sales and Managing Director of their UK operations.

Ross joined FundRock Management Company S.A. (“FRMC”) (at the time RBS (Luxembourg) S.A.) in June 2013, responsible for the oversight of the Administration function. Soon after joining FRMC, the due diligence and distribution functions were also moved under his supervision, closely followed by Investment management and depositary oversight, completing the suite of delegated functions. Over the years, Ross has increased the distribution services FRMC can offer their clients focusing on distributors due diligence and distribution networks. In September 2016 Ross moved to Ireland to set up and manage a branch of the management company in Dublin. This was a strategic decision to expand FRMC’s offering to a second jurisdiction in Europe and to become part of the thriving Irish market.

Prior to joining FundRock, Ross worked in the hedge fund administration sector for 13 years before moving to the management company sector. Ross spent 10 years at Citco Fund Services both in Luxembourg and Toronto and held the position of Head of Operations. In addition to this, Ross also held a senior position in IFS / State Street in Toronto before returning to Luxembourg.

Ross holds a BA (Hons) in Business Studies and a MSc (Econ) in Finance and Investment Management from the University of Aberdeen. Ross has also been approved by the Luxembourg Regulator as a Conducting Officer and Executive Director.

Marc has worked in a variety of asset management specialism over the last 14 years, primarily relating to the Funds industry before being appointed as Chief Operating Officer for FundRock Partners Ltd.. He started his career at Fidelity Investments in relationship management supporting regional sales directors with a focus on key distribution partners and promoting FundsNetwork. From there he moved to F&C Investments where he spent over 7 years and was primarily responsible for the outsourced relationship with IFDS for their OEIC business. In 2012 he was appointed to manage all aspects of Legal & General Investment Managements global counterparty relationships including Brokers, Custodians, TPA’s, Investment Banks and Vendors. This included ongoing Supplier Oversight & Selection of around 250 counterparties to ensure performance, risk and commercial aspects of all relationships. Marc was approached in 2014 by RBS to work within the NatWest Trustee & Depositary Services to be responsible for all aspects of client relationships and business development. Through his career he has developed a deep understanding of the product lifecycle of collective funds from manufacturer, distribution, oversight and servicing which has given him broad in-depth experience and knowledge of all aspects of collective investments.