Maitland, a global corporate services and administration firm, has hired Neil Montgomery as Senior Manager – Corporate Services Compliance; and Alun Josias as Head of Finance – Corporate and Manco Services.

Montgomery’s appointment is a promotion from his previous role as Global Tax Reporting Manager at Maitland.

Before joining Maitland in 2019, Montgomery was the principal and founder of Zalu Consulting Ltd., where he provided AEOI consultancy services to corporate and fiduciary services providers in multiple jurisdictions.

In his new capacity, he will be responsible for the Compliance Function of the Corporate and Manco Services business unit, in addition to being the compliance country lead for the Corporate Services division in South Africa.

Josias has served in various senior finance and executive roles, providing hands-on finance leadership.

His most recent role was that of Financial Director at Imperial Cargo, a division of JSE-listed Imperial Logistics.

Josias will be responsible for the finance function of Maitland’s Corporate and Manco Services business unit.

The firm’s corporate services function has grown rapidly in response to clients’ needs, with multi-jurisdictional expertise and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and cross border challenges coming to the fore. 

Willem Badenhorst, Managing Director of Maitland Corporate and ManCo Services, said: “In the current climate, it’s vital that we grow and adapt our offering to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients. We are delighted to make these two senior appointments. Both Neil and Alun have extensive professional experience at the highest level. They will add huge value in their respective functions as Maitland continues to grow globally and meet both our clients’ and our own strategic objectives.”

Maitland’s Corporate Services team specialises in providing a comprehensive range of professional management and administration services to various types of companies, trusts, funds, special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and structured finance entities, including securitisation and syndicated funding structures.