Leading international fiduciary services provider The ILS Group has announced the appointment of Chief Financial Officer Grant Evans.

Grant is based at ILS’s headquarters in the Isle of Man and is responsible for directing and controlling the finance function of the entire Group, which has offices in the British Virgin Islands, China, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Portugal, Switzerland and Uruguay. Grant is a Chartered Management Accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in executive and senior finance roles having worked internationally and across a range of business sectors.

Grant said: “I’m delighted to have joined ILS as their new Chief Financial Officer. I’m really looking forward to working with such an experienced and international team and towards building upon the solid foundation that has been laid since 1991.”

Chief Executive Officer Chris Eaton said: “I am very pleased to have been able to recruit a Chief Financial Officer with as much relevant industry experience as Grant has.  He will be able to add real value to our accounting and other systems and allow us to validate what we do from an external perspective.  I very much look forward to working with Grant.”

The news comes following the retirement of David Slack, who has worked for the company for 12 years.