Edward specializes in the management and administration of complex cross border vehicles, protectorships and creating and running private trust company structures.

Edward qualified as an English solicitor with Allen & Overy in 1990 and has over 25 years’ experience of international trust planning. He has worked in a number of jurisdictions including the Bahamas, Switzerland and Guernsey.

Until mid-2016 Edward was the Global Head of Fiduciary for a major international banking group, a position he held from 2011.

Edward was elected as Chair of STEP Worldwide in November 2014 and was also the Chair of STEP’s International Board of Directors, positions he held until the end of 2016. He is now an Emeritus Member of STEP, one of only seven people worldwide with that status. He is an Academician and a member of the Executive Council of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law and a member of the editorial board of Trusts & Trustees.