Praxis Real Estate


	Ray Tully BFS, MIB Head of Praxis Real Estate Contact: ray.tully@praxisgroup.com
Director, Praxis Corporate Finance Limited Director, Praxis Wealth Solutions Limited Ray has worked for over 21 years in the Banking Industry. 10 years were spent in Dublin with Allied Irish Bank where his focus was primarily on Commercial and Private Banking. In 1996 he moved to Guernsey where he joined The Royal Bank of Scotland International (RBSI) and was a key member of the Corporate Banking Management Team. The last six years was a Senior Corporate Manager focusing primarily on Geared Investments and Geared Funds. Ray has a degree in Financial Services (BFS) and is a Member of the Irish Institute of Bankers (MIB). Ray is married with three children. Having played Gaelic football at County level in Ireland formed Guernsey’s first Gaelic football club who play competitively in a European League. He also formed the Irish Society in 2005. His other interests include golf, skiing, music and coaching children at football.

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	David Piesing FCIS TEP Director - Head of Wealth Structuring Contact: david.piesing@praxisgroup.com
Director, Praxis Corporate Finance Limited Director, Praxis Fiduciaries Limited Director, Praxis Wealth Solutions Limited Educated locally, David has always resided in Guernsey except for two years spent working abroad in the mid-1980s. He began his career in the offshore finance industry in 1981 and after gaining experience with international accountancy firms and trust companies locally, he joined the corporate services operation of a leading Cayman Islands law firm in 1985. David completed his qualification as a Chartered Secretary in 1986 and returned to Guernsey in 1987, having also worked for several months with an international fiduciary services group in Hong Kong. He founded the offshore recruitment company OSA in 1987 before returning to the trust business in 1989 when he co-founded a private trust group in which a controlling interest was sold to a merchant bank in 1990. David became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in January 1997. David joined the Praxis Group in 1994. He is a Client Engagement Director and specialises in the establishment and ongoing administration of offshore fiduciary structures for private and corporate clients. He has also been responsible for the Group’s new business function since 1995. Over a period of twenty-five years, David has gained wide exposure to property funds, complex property investment and development structures, hedge funds, private equity funds, carried interest structures and employee share schemes, as well as to all aspects of private client work. Away from professional life, David is extensively involved in cricket administration and has been the Chairman of the Guernsey Cricket Board since 2004.

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	Raj Bedi CA Business Development Consultant Contact: raj.bedi@praxisgroup.com
Raj trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen in Glasgow specialising in personal and corporate tax. Following promotion to Tax Manager in 1996 he joined PKF in Glasgow gaining promotion to Partner in 1999. After 5 successful years he took the opportunity to pursue other commercial interests whilst still retaining his involvement in tax planning as a consultant for independent Scottish practices. Raj has particular expertise and interests within the property and entertainment sectors and has advised on a number of property development projects and continues to act for internationally based sporting personalities and musicians.

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	Steve Cliff BSc, FCA, ATII Real Estate Director, Praxis Fiduciaries Limited Contact: steve.cliff@praxisgroup.com
Director, Praxis Wealth Solutions Limited Steve is resident in Guernsey. After completing a degree in Statistics and Economics at Leeds University he joined an accountancy firm in London where he qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Tax and subsequently as a Chartered Accountant of the England & Wales Institute, of which he is now a Fellow. In 1994 Steve took up a post with a major fiduciary business in Hong Kong where he was a General Manager for four years, gaining exposure to a wide range of global corporate and individual clients. He then spent a further four years with Abacus in the Isle of Man where he was responsible for its early fund business as well as trust and company administration and business development for the fiduciary firm. Steve joined the Praxis Group in 2001. He is an Engagement Director with responsibility for a varied portfolio of clients and specialises in establishing and overseeing the administration of offshore fiduciary structures. A significant number of Steve’s clients are involved in property related activities. Steve also has experience of structuring for High Net Worth individuals and families, and a knowledge of employee reward and share schemes. Outside of work Steve is a member of the Child Youth and Community Tribunal and the Independent Prison Monitoring Board.

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	Chris Gambrell BA, ACA Managing Director, Praxis Fund Services Limited Contact: chris.gambrell@pfs.gg
Chris, a Chartered Accountant, is responsible for the development of the company as well as day to day operations. Prior to joining PFS he spent eight years at Close Fund Services Limited as Director of Finance and Operations where, in addition to operations, he implemented system changes, formulated business strategy and was responsible for client and business development. Chris also spent three years in the set up and administration of Bank Unigestion (Guernsey) Limited, a managed bank, and four years with KPMG, where he trained and qualified in their audit practices in Norwich and Guernsey.

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	Julia Wilkes BSc, ACA Deputy Managing Director, Praxis Fund Services Limited Contact: julia.wilkes@pfs.gg
Julia is responsible for the closed-ended fund administration practice, overseeing property and private equity funds. She has a BSc in Accountancy and Financial Analysis from Warwick University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in South Wales, before transferring to Guernsey with the firm in 1991. Julia joined Rea Brothers (Guernsey) Fund Managers Limited in 1993 where she became finance director. In 1996 she moved back to the UK and worked on a consultancy basis providing outsourcing accountancy services to both onshore and offshore companies. Julia returned to Guernsey in 2005 to take up a position as finance director at Close Fund Services Limited prior to joining Praxis in March 2007.

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	Chris Hickling ACA Managing Director, Praxis Property Fund Services Limited Contact: chris.hickling@pfs.gg
Chris joined the Praxis Group in 2009 as a result of the acquisition of Investec Administration Services. Educated in New Zealand, he completed his chartered accounting qualification in 1998. Chris worked for Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank before joining Close Fund Services Limited in 2001 where he became Operations Director.

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	Janine Lewis ACIS Director, Praxis Property Fund Services Limited Contact: janine.lewis@pfs.gg
Janine joined the Praxis Group in 2009 as a result of the acquisition of Investec Administration Services. She has over 26 years experience in the finance industry, working with both private and corporate clients. Over the past 10 years she has worked in the funds industry developing particular expertise in property and private equity funds. Janine is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries.

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John Bradley BA (Hons) FCA ATII
Tax Director, PKF (Channel Islands) Limited

Contact: john.bradley@pkfguernsey.com

Consultant, Praxis Fiduciaries Limited

John joined Panell Kerr Forster, part of the Praxis Group, in 1996 bringing with him considerable experience in personal and offshore taxation gained during his time as a Tax Manager in Jersey. He was appointed a Director of PKF (Channel Island) Limited in 1997.

John graduated with a BA (Hons) in Economics and Accounting from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985 and went on to work as a senior accountant in Grand Cayman. John is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

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	Simon Thornton BA, PhD, ACA Managing Director, The Praxis Group Contact: simon.thornton@praxisgroup.com
Director, Praxis Corporate Finance Limited Director, PKF (Channel Islands) Limited Director, Praxis Fund Services Limited Director, Praxis Wealth Solutions Limited Simon is resident in Guernsey. After completing his PhD in retailing at Nottingham University, Simon joined PKF in 1992. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the firm in 1994, winning the prize for the highest scoring Channel Islands student in his final exams. Until recently Simon was the offshore representative to the Board of PKF (UK) LLP and a member of the Technical Sub-Committee of the Guernsey Society of Chartered and Certified Accountants. Since joining the firm he has been involved in many aspects of the offshore financial services sector, including trusts, open and closed-ended funds and regulated financial services businesses. Simon has served as a director of companies quoted on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange, Euronext and on AIM in London. He is also a director of several Guernsey companies, including a large private property company and the Guernsey Housing Association LBG. In this capacity, he has been responsible for managing many corporate and property transactions. Simon is a non-executive director of Sandpiper CI.

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	Fritha Beck BSc (Hons) FCCA Managing Director, PraxisFiduciaries (Switzerland) SA Contact: fritha.beck@praxisgroup.ch
Fritha joined the Praxis Group in Guernsey in 1999 after gaining a BSc (Hons) degree in Health Sciences at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh. She qualified as an Associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and became a team leader in 2002. In 2004 Fritha returned briefly to the UK where she worked for a small property development and investment company before returning to Praxis in 2006 on a contract basis dealing with projects. She rejoined the company on a permanent basis as a Client Relationship Manager later that year working with the Property Investment Team. In 2008 Fritha relocated to Geneva to open the Group's Swiss office, PraxisFiduciaries (Switzerland) SA. Fritha is now a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and in her spare time she plays hockey and tennis and enjoys swimming and reading.

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Praxis Real Estate (PRE) is a corporate and private client property service; a “One Stop Shop” for the expertise, technical knowledge and skills required when buying, selling or developing property.

This unique proposition brings together a talented team of experienced professionals, and provides a personalised service guiding clients through the most challenging property issues.

Whether you require

tax advice
an efficient property structure
the best lending package
administration of property funds, or
simply introducing clients to new deals

then PRE can enhance and protect bottom line performance.

PRE is a division of the Praxis Group, one of the leading independently-owned financial services groups in the Channel Islands.