Dion Degrand joins Rawlinson & Hunter, Cayman Islands as CEO

Rawlinson & Hunter Cayman Islands (R&H) is pleased to announce that Dion Degrand has joined the firm as their Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for leadership, strategy, growth, and operational oversight across the R&H group of companies in the Cayman Islands. 

Early in his career Dion worked with R&H and has since had a successful career in investment banking in Canada before returning to the Cayman Islands in 2023. He has more than 25 years of finance experience, holding senior executive positions in investment banking, international banking, and independent governance firms.  Dion brings industry leading expertise in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, public and private capital markets, valuation, blockchain, and digital assets to his role.

“My fellow partners and I are delighted to have found such an experienced and driven leader for this important role. Our business has grown in size and complexity over the past two decades, with new regulatory requirements, service lines and a shifting human capital landscape. Dion is familiar with our firm, our processes, our values and our goals, and will help us to proactively consider and plan for the future, working to the benefit of all and leaving us in the best possible place for the next generation," says Alan Milgate, Senior Partner of Rawlinson & Hunter Cayman Islands.

Dion has held senior positions at leading investment banks, including Head of Canadian Energy Investment Banking for a global investment bank and Head of Western Canada, Head of Energy, and board member of one of Canada’s largest independently owned investment dealers. He has advised boards and management teams on domestic and cross border M&A as well as public and private capital financings, supporting businesses from entrepreneurial startups to multi-billion-dollar exits. Most recently, he served as Chief Business Officer of a CIMA-licenced independent governance firm in the Cayman Islands, where he led firm-wide strategy and business development, and launched the firm’s digital asset support business. He also served on the boards of a Top 50 global digital asset project and its real-world asset tokenisation platform.

Dion is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.  He is also a Registered Professional Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).