With more than 35 years of financial crime experience, Mr. Francis has led complex, large-scale, regulator-mandated transformation programs at Tier 1 banks, as well as establishing and leading regional financial crime teams at highly regarded professional services firms. He is an international subject matter expert and a recognized industry figure in financial crime. Mr. Francis has significant and regular interaction with governments and regulatory bodies globally on a wide range of compliance-related matters. He advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters across various industries, though his primary focus is financial services.

Mr. Francis’s notable assignments include: designing and implementing financial crime risk assessments for regional and multinational banks, as well as for one of the largest gaming organizations in the region; completing target operating model and maturity assessments for numerous banks and other financial institutions; conducting independent reviews of regulator-mandated remediations; leading performance improvement assessments and financial crime compliance optimization engagements; and leading regulatory investigations in the context of financial crime breaches.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Francis served as a Partner with Oliver Wyman. Before that, he was a Senior Managing Director with FTI Consulting, where he founded and led the regional Financial Crime practice. He has also served as the Asia–Pacific (ex-Japan) Regional Head of AML, Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and EMEA Regional Head of Consumer Banking AML at Citibank. Before moving to Hong Kong in 2007, Mr. Francis held senior risk and compliance roles in Europe, most notably at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

Mr. Francis is a founding member of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).