A small, experienced team in Labuan. The people who set up your structure are the people who administer it, year after year.
Born in Kuching, Sarawak, Colin completed his secondary education in the United Kingdom from 1977, followed by a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, a Master of Science in Computer Science, and a Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Colin began his banking career in 1991 at OCBC Bank Malaysia's Corporate Banking department, later transferring to OCBC's Sabah branch. He has been based in Labuan continuously since 1994 and founded Island Trust and Management Company Sdn Bhd in 1996, in joint venture with one of the oldest accounting firms in Australia. In 2003, following amendments to Labuan trust law, Island Trust's business was transferred to ITMC Fiduciary Limited.
Colin served as Chairman of the Association of Labuan Trust Companies (ALTC) from 2010 to 2012. He has over three decades of experience in the Labuan trust industry.
Betty holds a B.A. Hons in Agribusiness and a law degree from the University of Canterbury, England. She was called to the English Bar at Gray's Inn, London in 1991, and was subsequently admitted to the Sabah Bar in Malaysia in 1993.
Betty is a founding partner of Foo Teo & Associates, a Labuan-based legal firm handling both domestic and Labuan corporate matters. Her dual background in law and business informs her work on complex cross-border structures, corporate governance and compliance.
Ashley is a Tax Associate at K&L Gates LLP, based in Washington DC. Previously, she was a Manager in Deloitte's Washington National Tax (WNT) group. Her work focuses on transactional tax matters and sustainability-related tax credits and incentives.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the London School of Economics and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Taxation from New York University and Peking University, where she was awarded the Beijing Municipal Scholarship and graduated with honors. Ashley is a qualified attorney licensed to practice law in New York, and brings international working experience from the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
Kuan is an Associate Member of the AICB. He joined Island Trust in 1998 and has been with the firm ever since.
Before joining Island Trust, Kuan amassed over a decade of banking and financial services experience across established Malaysian institutions, including OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, MBf Finance Berhad (now part of AmBank Group) and The Pacific Bank Berhad (now part of Maybank).
Geraldine is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She joined ITMC in April 2002 as an Accountant and now serves as Finance Manager.
She has over 13 years of experience in finance and accounting, including five years as an auditor at Arthur Andersen & Co. (Kota Kinabalu Branch) and three years as Group Accountant for a group of private companies.
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