Meet The Team

Darren Wadley LL.B (Hons), FICA, ACSI

Managing Director

Darren has 27 years of experience in offshore financial services, of which 18 years were spent in various roles in the insurance industry. The last 7 years have been spent as a director of Jeometri Insurance Managers, where he has devoted much of his time to managing Retail General Insurers ("RGI") writing insurance business such as tenants' contents, speciality collectables, home emergency, appliances, and gadgets.

As well as acting as a director of a RGI, he has also sat as a member of the Underwriting and Claims Committee, where, amongst other things, he has reviewed and approved policy wordings and Insurance Product Information Documents ("IPIDs"), assessed claims and complaints, reviewed loss adjuster reports, and dealt with complaints, including complaints to the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman. Having spent much of his career as a regulatory professional, Darren is familiar with the legal and regulatory framework in Guernsey, the UK, and various other countries, and he holds various relevant academic and professional qualifications, including a qualifying law degree and a postgraduate diploma in Compliance.

Gary Tansell MSc, ACGI, CMIRM

Executive Director

Gary is an accomplished financial services executive with 39+ years' experience in financial services and more than 30 years' experience as both an executive and nonexecutive director, mainly within the insurance sector. Roles have incorporated business management, operations, marketing, product development, and relationship management across markets in the UK, Europe, Japan, South Africa, and the United States.

Gary has experience in the banking, trust, funds, and insurance sectors. Gary also previously acted as the Group MLRO and headed up the compliance team for a prior employer who was a financial service provider for a period of eight years, which incorporated being the appointed MLRO, MLCO & CO to a number of life assurance clients.

Gary holds the following qualifications: an MSc in Corporate Governance, an Associate Member of the Corporate Governance Institute, and a Certified Member of the Institute of Risk Management.

Aaron Slattery FCILA, Dip CII, BDMA Tech (Ins)

Client Services Director

Aaron has worked in the insurance industry for over 10-years, qualifying as a Chartered Loss Adjuster in 2019, and currently holds the Diploma with the Chartered Insurance Institute.

As a loss adjuster, Aaron was responsible for investigating, managing, quantifying and settling, a large portfolio of claims within the Channel Islands and United Kingdom for various domestic and international insurance companies. This included claims ranging from domestic and commercial property and business interruption, casualty and construction, where Aaron worked closely with the Financial Ombudsman Service and intermediaries.

Following on from this, Aaron diverted his career into captive insurance, becoming a Senior Insurance Manager at Aon Insurance Managers (Guernsey) Limited. During this time, Aaron retained a diverse pool of client accounts including retail, food and beverage, rail, chemical, hospitality and banking. Aaron acts as a Director and Underwriting and Claims Committee member on numerous insurance companies.

Jason Sutherland

Non-Executive Director

Jason is an officer and director of all group companies and oversees the day-to-day activities of Alpha Growth. In addition to these duties, Jason leads the company's legal and M&A activities. Prior to joining Alpha Growth full-time as an executive, Jason's 25-plus-year career in esoteric assets has included negotiating and structuring multiple warehousing facilities of up to $1.5bil.

He also launched the first ever AAA-rated placement of mortality-backed linked annuity receivables and the first ever rated placement of pre-settlements, post-settlements, and attorney loans. Jason was also the director of numerous Section 110 companies in Ireland, overseeing combined life settlement portfolios in excess of $4.5bil in face value. Jason received his undergraduate degree from The University of Georgia-Athens and his Juris Doctorate in Boston in 1999 and is admitted to the State Bars of Georgia and New York.

Lynne Martel

Non-Executive Director

Lynne is a financial services executive with over 30 years of experience in wealth and asset management, trust and private placement insurance, and annuities. She has led product development and associated strategic growth initiatives for start-up ventures within major Wall Street firms as well as Havelet Assignment Company.

Adept at complex legal structures and their practical implementation within the broader, global marketplace, Lynne has successfully built distribution in brokerage, private bank, and insurance channels in North America, the UK, and Europe.

Her former positions include: Head, Citi Private Banking Asset Management, North American Sales. Head, Legg Mason Institutional Asset Management, US Sales Division and Regional Sales Manager, Fidelity Investments Private Trust Company.

She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and enjoys tennis, golf, skiing, and sailing.

Iris Admiraal

General Counsel

Iris serves as General Counsel of Alpha Growth PLC and oversees all legal activities of the Group entities. She is closely involved in the day-to-day activities of the various group entities. She is a UK qualified Solicitor with over a decade of experience navigating the legal complexities in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Alpha Growth PLC, she worked at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. in their investor services team, advising on cross-border deals and regulatory projects and at The Bank of New York Mellon, advising on deals with the bank's biggest client, BlackRock Group Ltd. Prior to this, she worked in International Project Finance, advising on renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, at eleQtra Limited and Eversheds LLP. Iris received her LLB Bachelor of Law from the University of Amsterdam and she holds a LLM degree in Criminal Law and in International and European Law. She further acquired an online MBA degree in 2020 from the PowerMBA.

Dani Wickins

Compliance Analyst

Dani is a dedicated and knowledgeable compliance professional with over five years of experience in the offshore financial services sector. She began her career in administrative roles, where she developed a strong operational foundation, before transitioning into compliance, where she has spent the last three years specializing in regulatory frameworks across multiple sectors, including fiduciary services, investment funds, pensions, and insurance management.

Dani possesses a well-rounded skill set in key areas of compliance, including:

• Writing and implementing compliance policies and procedures
• Managing and resolving client complaints in line with regulatory expectations
• Designing and executing compliance monitoring programs
• Conducting sanctions screening and ongoing sanctions monitoring
• Performing thorough Client Due Diligence (CDD) checks and remediation projects
• Conducting regular risk assessments and regulatory reporting requirements
• Assisting in internal and external audit preparation and responses
• Providing staff training on compliance and regulatory updates
• Assisting in researching and implementing new data and document storage systems

With experience across multiple jurisdictions, Dani has a strong understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements in Guernsey, the UK, and other international financial centers. Her cross-jurisdictional knowledge supports her ability to adapt compliance frameworks to meet diverse regulatory demands.

Dani is a Member of the International Compliance Association (ICA) and holds a Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance. She is committed to ongoing professional development and continuously enhancing her expertise in financial regulation, risk management, and ethical business conduct.