With industry-wide momentum for stronger accountability and board diversity and composition, the future of private credit and investment increasingly lies in the hands of industry players that see good governance as the bridge between business success and making “what’s good” what is profitable as well.
Watch the webinar here where our panel of expert speakers presented the latest corporate governance trends around the world and discussed the real business impacts of effective and good governance.
Chief Executive Officer, Asia
EquitiesFirst
Gordon Crosbie-Walsh is the Chief Executive Officer, Asia at EquitiesFirst.
Gordon oversees all EquitiesFirst operations throughout the Asian region, focusing on business development across the firm’s six offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea and China.
With over three decades of financial services experience, Gordon’s expertise spans chartered accounting, equity research, equity sales as well as investment banking and capital markets analysis.
Prior to joining EquitiesFirst, Gordon was part of the leadership team at several investment banking businesses, including CM Financial and Jefferies Asia, as well as the successful equity capital markets (ECM)/syndicate team at JP Morgan. Previously, he was also Managing Director and Head of Equities and Equity Sales in Hong Kong and China for Deutsche Bank and Salomon Smith Barney.
Chief Executive Officer, Asia
EquitiesFirst
Gordon Crosbie-Walsh is the Chief Executive Officer, Asia at EquitiesFirst.
Gordon oversees all EquitiesFirst operations throughout the Asian region, focusing on business development across the firm’s six offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea and China.
With over three decades of financial services experience, Gordon’s expertise spans chartered accounting, equity research, equity sales as well as investment banking and capital markets analysis.
Prior to joining EquitiesFirst, Gordon was part of the leadership team at several investment banking businesses, including CM Financial and Jefferies Asia, as well as the successful equity capital markets (ECM)/syndicate team at JP Morgan. Previously, he was also Managing Director and Head of Equities and Equity Sales in Hong Kong and China for Deutsche Bank and Salomon Smith Barney.
Senior Director of Board Engagement and Governance Counsel
Nasdaq
Kaley is the Senior Director of Board Engagement and Governance Counsel at Nasdaq. In her role, she advises boards and CEOs of public, private, and nonprofit corporations on corporate governance and leadership matters.
Prior to Kaley’s tenure at Nasdaq, she started her legal career in private practice in New York before transitioning to several in-house roles including serving as general counsel of Clarolux. Kaley serves on the Board of Directors of Horizon Education, as Board Chair of the Northside Charter High School in Brooklyn, NY, on the patient advisory board for a privately held pharmaceutical company, and on the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Patient Safety Committee and Patient & Family Advisory Council.
Senior Director of Board Engagement and Governance Counsel
Nasdaq
Kaley is the Senior Director of Board Engagement and Governance Counsel at Nasdaq. In her role, she advises boards and CEOs of public, private, and nonprofit corporations on corporate governance and leadership matters.
Prior to Kaley’s tenure at Nasdaq, she started her legal career in private practice in New York before transitioning to several in-house roles including serving as general counsel of Clarolux. Kaley serves on the Board of Directors of Horizon Education, as Board Chair of the Northside Charter High School in Brooklyn, NY, on the patient advisory board for a privately held pharmaceutical company, and on the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Patient Safety Committee and Patient & Family Advisory Council.
President
The Chartered Governance Institute
Peter is an experienced non-executive director and chair of listed public companies with substantial commercial, governance and senior executive experience across a range of sectors including technology commercialization.
Peter is a non-executive director of Karoon Energy Ltd. (ASX:KAR), Chair of Calix Limited (ASX:CXL) and international President of the Chartered Governance Institute which is established under a Royal Charter and based in London.
Peter is also a member of the Corporate Governance Consultative Panel of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
Prior to taking on non-executive positions, Peter held senior legal, commercial and governance positions with several Top 50 ASX companies and has also worked in senior roles for regulatory authorities in Australia and Hong Kong, including as a Director of Corporate Finance with the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
President
The Chartered Governance Institute
Peter is an experienced non-executive director and chair of listed public companies with substantial commercial, governance and senior executive experience across a range of sectors including technology commercialization.
Peter is a non-executive director of Karoon Energy Ltd. (ASX:KAR), Chair of Calix Limited (ASX:CXL) and international President of the Chartered Governance Institute which is established under a Royal Charter and based in London.
Peter is also a member of the Corporate Governance Consultative Panel of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
Prior to taking on non-executive positions, Peter held senior legal, commercial and governance positions with several Top 50 ASX companies and has also worked in senior roles for regulatory authorities in Australia and Hong Kong, including as a Director of Corporate Finance with the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
Chief Executive Officer
The Women’s Foundation
Fiona is the CEO of The Women’s Foundation since 2017, combining her senior leadership experience with a passion for TWF’s mission to serve marginalized women and girls in Hong Kong. As a senior legal professional, she has advised leading corporations in Asia including PCCW, AIA, AIG, Aviva, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery as well as SMEs, start-ups and non-profit organisations.
She is the Co-Founder of Room to Read’s Hong Kong Chapter and helped establish the Regional Programme office in New Delhi, India. She is former Deputy Chair and a Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong (AustCham), and was Founder and Chair of its Women in Business Network. In 2020, Fiona was selected as the winner of the “Outstanding Achievement” award for the Women in Business Law Awards Asia 2020 for her professional accomplishments as well as advocacy and influence.
Fiona is a Fellow (FGIA FCG) of the Governance Institute of Australia and the Chartered Governance Institute, a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, Australia and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and sits on its Hong Kong Committee.
Chief Executive Officer
The Women’s Foundation
Fiona is the CEO of The Women’s Foundation since 2017, combining her senior leadership experience with a passion for TWF’s mission to serve marginalized women and girls in Hong Kong. As a senior legal professional, she has advised leading corporations in Asia including PCCW, AIA, AIG, Aviva, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery as well as SMEs, start-ups and non-profit organisations.
She is the Co-Founder of Room to Read’s Hong Kong Chapter and helped establish the Regional Programme office in New Delhi, India. She is former Deputy Chair and a Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong (AustCham), and was Founder and Chair of its Women in Business Network. In 2020, Fiona was selected as the winner of the “Outstanding Achievement” award for the Women in Business Law Awards Asia 2020 for her professional accomplishments as well as advocacy and influence.
Fiona is a Fellow (FGIA FCG) of the Governance Institute of Australia and the Chartered Governance Institute, a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, Australia and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and sits on its Hong Kong Committee.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Acara Strategy
John is a former Bloomberg TV Prime Time Anchor and feature writer who, after 20 years in journalism, transitioned to communications to leverage his frontline experience. He founded Acara Strategy in 2019 and advises on reputation & crisis management, developing communications and media strategies for C-suite, corporates and HNWIs.
In broadcast, John is renowned for his record of landing world exclusives in interviews with global leaders in industry, finance and politics. In addition to his studio work, John reported from the politically charged World Economic Forum in Davos, EU, IMF and OPEC meetings. Past interviewees include Presidents Bill Clinton and Benigno Aquino, Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Silvio Berlusconi, GE’s Jack Welch, Goldman’s Lloyd Blankfein and ECB President Christine Lagarde.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Acara Strategy
John is a former Bloomberg TV Prime Time Anchor and feature writer who, after 20 years in journalism, transitioned to communications to leverage his frontline experience. He founded Acara Strategy in 2019 and advises on reputation & crisis management, developing communications and media strategies for C-suite, corporates and HNWIs.
In broadcast, John is renowned for his record of landing world exclusives in interviews with global leaders in industry, finance and politics. In addition to his studio work, John reported from the politically charged World Economic Forum in Davos, EU, IMF and OPEC meetings. Past interviewees include Presidents Bill Clinton and Benigno Aquino, Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Silvio Berlusconi, GE’s Jack Welch, Goldman’s Lloyd Blankfein and ECB President Christine Lagarde.
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