Ian Sidney Cotton
Ian Cotton is the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of the company. Until August 1993, Ian spent his professional life with the international firm of service providers, Deloitte. He was made a partner in 1966 and in 1983 became the managing partner of the Queensland practice, a position he occupied for some four years. During that period he also served on the national policy board of the Australian firm.

Since his retirement from Deloitte in 1993, Ian has been involved in several business ventures and has served as a director of several publicly listed companies, including acting as chairman.

Ian is an Associate in Accounting – University of Queensland and until his recent retirement was a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Ian Cotton has eight years experience in the Life Settlements industry.    

Stephen George Knott Dip FP, SA Fin
Stephen Knott has worked in the Australian financial services industry for 30 years holding management positions in banking, funds management and financial services corporations, and has five years experience in the life settlements industry.

For eight years Stephen worked in the international division of a major Australian bank and for five years was in a senior position in the investment division of a Queensland-based trustee corporation. This included overseeing the operations of retail managed investment funds totaling $400 million.

In 2003 he was appointed Director of an Australian Financial Services Licensee, with responsibilities for compliance and advisor services.

Stephen holds a Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University in Victoria. 

Richard Laken Mitchell 111 JD
Laken Mitchell obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Physics from Tennessee Technological University in 1971 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Tennessee in 1973. He is the President, a Director and a founder of CMG Surety LLC, a US based viatical and Life Settlement provider and has 30 years of legal and business experience. He is experienced with both public and private companies which includes the structuring, marketing, and funding of ventures involving technology, real estate, oil and gas, timber, entertainment, Life Settlements and other insurance products.

Prior to his work in the corporate and securities area, Laken was an assistant District Attorney General for the State of Tennessee for six years. Acting as lead counsel for over 100 jury trials, his experience as a criminal prosecutor has assisted him in evaluating and carrying out due diligence on financial opportunities presented on behalf of his clients. For the past 25 years the emphasis of his practice has been in the areas of alternative investments, private capital formation, securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky and is admitted to the US District Court and the US Bankruptcy court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Laken is also the owner and principal of a securities broker-dealer licensed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Association, authorized under the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and a licensed viatical and Life Settlement provider. 

Rob Dwyane White
Robert D. White has served as Chief Executive Officer of CMG Security, LLC since March of 2003. He is also President of CMG Advisory Services, a Registered Investment Advisor. In addition to his ownership in CMG, Rob is Director of Compliance for Sovereign-American Securities, Inc., a member of the American Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and is responsible for supervising all registered representatives in the firm. As a Director of Life Settlements Funds Limited, he is specifically responsible for assisting in the acquisition and premium management of the Fund’s portfolio of Life Policies. Rob is also responsible for developing and maintaining the Fund’s institutional investor base in Asia, South Africa, the Caribbean, South America and the USA. His experience in the investment industry gives him a complete perspective on the vast array of different financial products and how the Fund’s investors are uniquely positioned to benefit from this unique and alternative asset class.

Rob is a former military officer and combat helicopter pilot having served 11 years in the US Army. He currently holds the rank of Major in the US Army Reserve and during his service in the Army held leadership positions in the USA, Europe, Korea, Central and South America. Rob’s civilian experience includes positions as Financial Advisor & Insurance Agent, Portfolio Strategist, Bank Officer, Compliance Officer, and National Director of Marketing. He has held investment officer positions with two US regional banks, two private investment management firms, and a securities broker dealer. 

Rob holds a Bachelors Degree and is a graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. He also holds a Masters Degree in Business from the University of LaVerne Business School in California. Having passed the Series 6,7,66, and 63 exams, Rob is licensed with FINRA and the US Securities and Exchange Commission to offer investment advice on an array of investment instruments and products.