Our People

Chris joined FundRock in Luxembourg in 2017 as a Senior Client Relationship Manager, 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 the 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, and 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.

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 Private Equity investing.  He has also worked at State Street Luxembourg and held 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.

Andrea is a Director at FundRock Management Company and has 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 studied Financial Services and International Investment Funds at 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 internal regulatory reporting capabilities and exploring ways to increase efficiency through the use of leading FinTech software and automation. Richard also has a relationship management role for one of Fundrock’s key clients.

Since the 1st September 2017, Richard has taken ownership of FRMC’s Product team, leading all aspects of Fundrock’s 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 for 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 served as the CEO of FundLogic, Morgan Stanley’s funds and hedge funds distribution platform and was also the 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 a 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 joined FundRock 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, and was 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.

Tim joined FundRock as Managing Director in 2019 and is based in Singapore. He has been actively involved in China-focussed investment activities since 1999 and covering both private and public equities.

Formerly, he was COO of GF Fund Management Co., Ltd in the UK, one of China’s largest investment managers, launching their first China A share ETF and listing it on the London Stock Exchange. He has also held senior positions as CFO of ATP’s UK and pensions and investment business and spent over six years as Finance Director of Hermes’ Focus Funds business. Previously he spent four years in Beijing as group controller of a US private equity firm. He started his career in KPMG and worked across the firm’s London and Hong Kong offices.

He is a CAIA charter holder, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, member of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute and has a degree in Mathematics from Oxford University.