Administrator Katie Lean of Castletown based firm Optimus Fiduciaries Limited has been awarded the IQE award for Corporate Governance.

Katie scored the top mark throughout the Isle of Man for her recent Corporate Governance module for the Chartered Secretaries Qualifying Scheme in association with ICSA.

“I was nervous about the exam and was looking forward to moving onto the next module” said Katie, “But was pleasantly surprised to find out that I had achieved the highest score and was really pleased to accept the award.

Katie was presented with the award at the recent Annual ICSA dinner on 9 October 2015.

“This is a great achievement for Katie and we are pleased to be able to recognise her hard work” said Adrian Tinkler, ICSA Isle of Man Chair, “It is encouraging to see students’ progress through the program year on year and Optimus must be proud to have Katie as part of the team.”

Optimus, who offer personalised offshore fiduciary services which include a range of corporate, trust and pension solutions from their office in Castletown have a good history in staff development with a number of staff undertaking various professional qualifications.

“We are proud of Katie for what she has achieved in obtaining this award” said Maureen Quayle, Director in Optimus and ICSA qualified, “We take great pride in our staff’s continued development and Katie is just one of many staff within Optimus who are continuing to develop which ultimately is beneficial to the clients we serve.”

Photo - Maureen Quayle - Director and Katie Lean, Award Winner.