Mike Kirby

Mike is Chairman of Waystone’s Global Management Company Solutions business. He is also a Group Director at Waystone.

Mike established KB Associates in 2003 and, over a twenty-year period as its Managing Principal, led its development to become Ireland’s leading UCITS ManCo provider and the premier provider of advisory services to asset managers establishing and operating investment funds in Ireland. He was also responsible for developing the firm’s presence in the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Malta and the UK. KB Associates joined the Waystone Group in 2022.

As a Group Director, Chair of the Group Risk Committee and Chairman of Waystone’s Global Management Company Solutions business, Mike is actively involved in the strategic management of the firm. He also advises the executive team responsible for Waystone’s Management Company and MiFid businesses.

Mike has over thirty years’ experience of the asset management industry. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Hons) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (Hons) from University College Dublin. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.