Derek is a Director of Collas Crill Corporate Services Limited (CCCS) with over 12 years' experience in the fund services industry in the Cayman Islands.

Prior to joining Collas Crill, Derek worked at the Maples Group in the Cayman Islands as a Vice President where he served as an independent director on a variety of alternative investment fund boards.

He has also worked as a Senior Fiduciary Manager at BNY Mellon in the Cayman Islands, where he provided corporate governance and fiduciary oversight services with a specific focus on unit trust structures and corporate governance oversight. 

Derek attended Queen's University, Canada where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. 

Derek is an accredited director of The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada, and a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia