Sydney Coleman

Sydney qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1966 following his education in the United Kingdom. He has worked in the off-shore financial industry for over forty years, initially in the Bahamas and the Isle of Man before relocating to the Cayman Islands in 1973. Much of his career was spent as Chief Executive Officer of Paget Brown Trust Company Ltd, a position he retired from in 2013.

Throughout that period Sydney has been actively involved in the Cayman Islands business and accounting community. He is a Past President of the Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants and the Company Managers Association, Deputy Chairman of the Maritime Authority and has sat on many committees including the Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee, the Government Pension Steering Committee, the Shipping Sector Consultative Committee and the Financial Industry Consultative Committee. He served as a Notary Public for many years.

Outside of work, he is an avid sportsman and has represented the Cayman Islands in hockey and rugby. He played a role in the development of rugby on the island serving as team captain and later as President of the Cayman Islands Rugby Football Association. In 2003 he was elected President of the North America Caribbean Rugby Association, the governing body of the thirteen Unions in North America, Mexico and the Caribbean.

He is married to Claire and has four daughters Natalie, Danielle, Fleur and Hollie.

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