
Profile
Responsibilities
As one of the key principals of Zobec, Zoë directs on all aspects of the business including
strategy, management and development. Prior to joining Zobec, Zoë was an associate in the
Private Client & Trust Department of Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Bermuda office.
Professional Experience
Throughout Zoë’s career she has advised on and been responsible for a wide range of trust
structures including the incorporation and administration of private trust companies, the
establishment, use and management of private and commercial trusts, the duties and roles
of trustees and protectors, and the application and administration of corporate vehicles in
complex multi‐jurisdictional structures. Zoë has managed and administered a number of
private trust structures holding a variety of assets including operating companies, charitable
entities, stamps, artwork, airplanes, yachts, commercial real estate and intellectual
property.
Zoë’s practice includes all aspects of corporate and fund administration, overseeing an
extensive and varied portfolio of companies including mutual funds, pharmaceutical,
internet, manufacturing, insurance and permit companies. Zoë’s experience extends to
licensed and exempted funds and partnerships of various types.
Zoë currently provides in‐house legal services as well as trust and corporate management
services for several large family‐owned businesses. She is often called upon to use her legal,
trust and corporate background, along with Zobec’s strong accounting and audit team, to
provide stress testing and risk exposure reviews and audits.
Zoë has been an executive member of the STEP Bermuda branch, and a member of its
Technical Sub‐Committee, one of the driving forces behind recent legislative changes in the
Bermuda trust industry. She has been involved with various industry working groups
including the implementation of FATCA and the regulation of trust and corporate service
providers. She is member of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Professional Background
• Vice President, Zobec
Prior Position
• Associate, Conyers Dill & Pearman
Education
• Cardiff University of Wales, LLB, 1999
• Bristol University of West England Legal Practice Course, 2001
Admissions
• Bermuda, Barrister & Attorney, 2002
Industry Associations
• Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Member, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
• Member, Association of Bermuda Compliance Officers (ABCO)
Directorships on Public Companies
• Watlington Waterworks Limited (registered on the Bermuda Stock Exchange)