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What is a Nominee Director or Shareholder?

Most countries, by law require the directors' and shareholders' details to be registered in the companies registry. Use of nominees ensures that names indicated in corporate documentation, are those of the nominee directors and/or shareholders. The names of the company's beneficial owners are therefore, not disclosed to the Companies Registry and are ensured the highest degree of privacy, anonymity and confidentiality.

Third party directors with residential status in a fiscally neutral country are used so that the offshore company cannot be considered resident for tax purposes and liable to tax at local rates on world-wide income in countries with on-shore legislation. Anonymity and confidentiality could be compromised if the client signs business documents as the director.

At the same time the appointed nominees are not actually entitled to manage the company. They can provide the beneficial owner with a Power of Attorney empowering him to run the business, manage the company's activities and open and operate the company's bank accounts.