Chris Leahy
Managing Director
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With a regional brief Chris Leahy has a particular focus on the financial services industry where he brings significant experience following a successful 23-year career as an investment banker, CFO, consultant and journalist. Chris began his career in the UK as a stockbroker before joining Peregrine/BNP Paribas and latterly Crosby, based in Hong Kong where he was managing director with responsibility for the firm’s regional investment banking business. Chris has extensive experience advising clients within the corporate, asset management and investment banking sectors on all matters relating to pre-transaction and post-transaction due diligence, regulatory compliance and corporate governance. Chris has led a number of Kroll’s most significant fraud investigations and anti-corruption initiatives in Southeast Asia. These have included large internal and external fraud investigations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act inquiries and due diligence as well as government-related corruption eradication programs. In addition, Chris is an authority on corporate governance in Asia and has consulted on governance issues and trends with the Asian Corporate Governance Association for the last six years. He is a monthly contributor to ACGA bulletins on governance events throughout the region and a regular keynote speaker and panelist at corporate governance conferences and seminars. Chris is a member of the Centre for Corporate and Investor Responsibility Scientific Panel for Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at the Singapore Management University. Professional Experience
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