GACO - Guernsey Association of Compliance Officers
About
GACO - Guernsey Association of Compliance Officers is a voluntary professional body for governance, risk, and compliance professionals in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It provides a forum for discussion of governance, risk, and compliance issues among its members, who are drawn from businesses regulated and registered by the GFSC. The association was formed in April 1999 and is run by a committee of no more than thirteen members, including a Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary, with committee members elected for two-year terms. —
Quick facts
- Legal form
- Committee members elected for two-year terms by members at the Annual General Meeting; co-opted members permitted
- Established
- 1999 (formed April 1999) · 27 years
- Industries served
- Membership drawn from businesses regulated and registered by the GFSC
People3
- Linda Johnson — Secretary
- Richard Field — Chairman
- a partner at Appleby
Services offered
- Forum for discussion of governance
- risk and compliance issues among members
- Half-day compliance symposium — St Pierre Park
- 27 June 2025
Credentials
Memberships & accreditations
- ENFCO — inducted October 2025
Contact
- admin@gaco.gg
- Website
- www.gaco.org.gg
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