Profile: Chris Leahy

Chris Leahy is the Managing Director of Greater China & Southeast Asia for Kroll. An authority on corporate governance in Asia, he has consulted on governance issues and trends with the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) for the last eight 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.

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 projects, as well as government-related corruption eradication programs.
   

Following a successful 23-year career as an investment banker, CFO, consultant, and journalist, Chris Leahy has a particular focus on the financial services industry where he brings significant regional experience.

Chris began his career in the UK as a stockbroker before joining Peregrine/BNP Paribas and then Hong Kong-based Crosby, where he was the 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.

Professional Experience

• Senior Management. More than 20 years investment banking management experience in the UK and Asia, including seven years based in Hong Kong and Singapore.
• Corporate Finance. Extensive transactional experience throughout Asia with a focus on primary and secondary equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
• Corporate Governance Consulting and Journalism. Editor-at-large for Asian Corporate Governance Association.