JTC’s Tracey joins Oak Group

Private client, corporate services and fund administration firm Oak Group has appointed James Tracey as managing director of its Guernsey funds business.

He joins from JTC Group where he has spent the last seven years, most recently as managing director. In this role, he was responsible for all the firm’s business divisions and operations in Guernsey. Prior to this, he spent four years as a director at Kleinwort Benson Fund Services. Before this he spent four years at Close Asset Management.

In his new role at Oak Group, Tracey will head up Oak Fund Services, which provides fund administration to private equity, alternative and listed funds.

“James’ appointment comes at a pivotal moment for Oak’s growth strategy and his significant amount of experience in the global alternative funds space makes him a valuable addition to our senior team,” commented Oak Group’s CEO Graham McCormack. “With his track record in the industry and his proven leadership qualities, we look forward to James leading the funds team in Guernsey and further developing our offering, whilst ensuring that we continue to offer the highest quality service to our clients.”