David Stewart
Director
Mr. Stewart is a lawyer by training. He was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1987 and as an Attorney at Law to the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar in 1990. After living and practising in TCI from 1990-92, Mr. Stewart went back to practise law in the United Kingdom and spent over 20 years as a partner in two large UK law firms.
Most recently, Mr. Stewart was a Board member of Olswang LLP, a top 30 international law firm. From 2007 he also served as CEO of the firm, and led a strategy which saw the firm increase turnover from £85 M to £128 M, whilst substantially increasing profits, and opening offices in Singapore, Munich, Madrid and Paris. Mr. Stewart has significant experience in leading professional services firms at the highest level.
In 2015, he returned to the Turks and Caicos Islands and joined Griffiths & Partners. Shortly thereafter, he completed the acquisition by the Griffiths & Partners Group of Coriats Trust Company Limited, a Turks and Caicos Licensed Trust Company. Mr. Stewart now oversees the operational activity at Coriats, including financial audit and regulatory compliance and FATCA and CRS reporting.