Christopher Watler

Mr. Watler brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and has worked extensively in Capital Markets, Governance, Regulatory Compliance, and Risk Management in New York and the Cayman Islands. Throughout his career, he has held senior management roles at top-tier firms serving as Director, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Principal Point of Contact, and Liquidator for numerous investment structures, including investment funds, CLOs, and other securitization vehicles and private equity structures.

Before joining Canopy Consulting, Christopher was Senior Vice President of Maples Group and a member of the firm’s  Fiduciary Division. During his 19- year tenure at Maples, he managed a team covering capital markets transactions and the provision of fiduciary and Cayman Islands’ regulatory services, including AML, tax compliance, and economic substance. Christopher began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP in the Cayman Islands and later in New York, where he was a Senior Accountant and responsible for the supervision of audits for hedge and private equity funds, CLO’s and New York licensed banks and broker-dealers. Before joining Arthur Andersen, he worked at Fortis Fund Administration, where he was responsible for preparing NAVs and investor services for investment funds.

Contact Christopher and email christopher.watler@canopy.ky.

Canopy Consulting Core Services:  AML Officers, AML Audits, and Regulatory Consulting.