David was formerly the Managing Director of Rothschild Trust in Guernsey for almost 14 years before resigning in late 2005 to set up Virtus with Roderick Balfour with Nicholas Moss.

He qualified as a Solicitor in 1979 and after working for a London firm joined Rothschild in 1983. He left in 1988 to join Carey Olsen (Guernsey Advocates) and to qualify as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey. After a short period in private practice he rejoined Rothschild in 1992. During the period at his former employer he was also directly responsible for their Bermuda trust administration office. In addition to his considerable managerial experience of running a large international trust company, he has extensive knowledge of dealing with a varied worldwide personal and corporate client base.

He has established, administered and managed trust and complex corporate structures for such clients and his significant legal knowledge of trust issues has added considerable value to his client relationships. He holds several non-executive Board appointments consisting of a London listed fund and other quoted or private closed ended investment vehicles.

David Copperwaite is on the board of directors of a number of investment funds operated by various financial groups including Lloyds TSB Bank, Scottish Widows, AnaCap and Aberdeen Fund Managers, of which a number are listed on stock exchanges in London, Singapore, Dublin, Luxembourg and the Channel Islands.

He is a Guernsey resident who has spent much of his professional career working in the offshore financial services sector. In 1973 he joined Lloyds Bank International Limited and remained with Lloyds until 1997. His roles included the Manager of Lloyds’ operations in the Cayman Islands and subsequently in Guernsey as the Principal Manager (Sterling Europe Region). As Principal Manager his responsibilities entailed all International Private Banking, Fund, Custody and Deposit operations in Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar and London. Since leaving Lloyds in 1997 he has been involved as a director of a number of investment funds, both closed and open-ended.

He is a former Chairman or President of The Guernsey International Bankers Association, The Association of Guernsey Banks and The Guernsey Fund Managers Association. He is a member of The Institute of Directors (Guernsey Branch) and The Guernsey Fund Association.

Christopher M W Hill, is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and a non executive director of a number of financial institutions and investment funds. He is Chairman of UK Commercial Property Trust Limited and Investec Capital Accumulator Trust Limited, both listed in London, in addition to being a non executive director of other investment funds which maintain listings of their shares on the stock exchanges of London, Netherlands, Luxembourg or the Channel Islands.

He was formerly Managing Director of Guernsey International Fund Managers Limited, part of the Barings Financial Services Group, for 8 years prior to its sale to Northern Trust in 2005.

He has more than thirty five years’ experience in the field of Offshore Banking and Fund Administration. Mr Hill is a past Chairman of the Guernsey Investment Funds Association and a resident of Guernsey.

Nicholas Moss is a founding member of Virtus Trust, a Guernsey based international fiduciary, corporate services and investment consulting business.

His specific responsibilities include investment manager selection and the ongoing monitoring of their performance for his client base. Prior to establishing Virtus, Nicholas was a managing director within the Rothschild Trust Group where he spent 16 years structuring and administering on- and offshore trusts for corporates and ultra high net worth families.

He holds several non-executive Board appointments consisting of listed and private real estate funds, as well as other closed ended investment vehicles listed in London and elsewhere. He is also a member of the investment committee of a significant international family group. Nicholas is a Chartered Accountant with a joint honours degree in Law & Economics and is a resident of Guernsey.