AI investigative intelligence provider Yoono has appointed Ilan Davimes as country lead for the Crown Dependencies and strategic clients, putting him in charge of commercial development across Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. He will also manage relationships with international clients whose due-diligence work extends across multiple jurisdictions.
Yoono’s platform draws together publicly available information on individuals, companies and their connections to support enhanced due diligence, client onboarding and investigations. The business is seeking to expand its presence among financial services firms and other regulated organisations that need documented checks on counterparties and beneficial owners.
Davimes has more than 20 years’ senior leadership experience across financial services, professional services and technology. His previous roles include chief executive of Wozipo Capital and senior appointments with Makosi Audit and Tax. He also founded Nali Solutions, a consultancy offering fractional chief operating officer support and assistance with AI implementation.
Having relocated to Jersey, Davimes has gained experience with investor onboarding, know-your-customer procedures and anti-money-laundering checks within the island’s funds industry. These processes are a significant part of the compliance requirements facing internationally connected financial businesses, where client structures can include companies, funds and investors based in several jurisdictions.
The Crown Dependencies have separate legal and regulatory arrangements, alongside extensive commercial links with the UK and international markets. Firms working across those jurisdictions must establish the identity and ownership of clients and assess information obtained through different sources. Public-record research can be time-consuming where companies have multiple subsidiaries or the same individuals hold interests in several businesses.
Regulated businesses may need to check beneficial ownership, sanctions exposure, source-of-funds information and the backgrounds of people involved in transactions. Those checks can require a combination of commercial records and publicly available information, along with internal procedures for escalating unusual findings. The results have to be documented so that compliance teams can explain why a client was accepted or a transaction received further scrutiny. Investigative software can help assemble and cross-reference records, but responsibility for applying the organisation’s risk policies remains with its staff.
Yoono aims to reduce the work involved in bringing that information together. The company says its software can help investigators examine relationships between individuals and organisations and record the evidence used in commercial decisions. Human review remains relevant where records are incomplete, names are similar or available information does not establish the full ownership or control of an entity.
Richard Tavernor, Yoono’s founder and chief executive, cited recent MONEYVAL evaluations of Jersey and Guernsey in explaining the company’s interest in the islands. MONEYVAL assesses anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing systems across jurisdictions, placing attention on the effectiveness of controls applied by authorities and regulated businesses.
Tavernor said: “The Crown Dependencies represent an important market for Yoono, with internationally connected financial and professional services sectors where effective due diligence and investigative intelligence are essential.” He added that Davimes’ experience of the Jersey market would help the company develop relationships across the islands and internationally.
Davimes said his approach to the new position would draw on both technology and client relationships. “AI is changing the rules faster than anyone can predict, but people will always do business with people they trust. I’ve built my career on that principle, which is what makes Yoono such a natural fit.”
The appointment follows Yoono’s commercial launch in 2026 and gives the company a dedicated contact for prospective clients in the three islands. Davimes’ remit includes identifying opportunities among organisations conducting cross-border investigations and supporting strategic accounts beyond the Crown Dependencies. The company has not disclosed financial targets or customer numbers for the region, but the new role provides a defined route for developing its regulated-sector business.
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