Rod Francis is a Partner in the Finance and Risk practice based in Hong Kong.  Rod advises and serves clients in the Banking, Financial Services and Private Equity sector across the Asia Pacific region. He specializes in Anti-Financial Crime Compliance and Regulatory Compliance, across strategy, analytics and organizational transformation and is an international subject matter expert in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Economic Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption.

Prior to moving into consulting, in 2018, Rod was a senior Compliance and Risk professional with over 35 years of experience in Banking and Finance of which 25 years was spent in risk related roles covering a range of business sectors and products including Consumer/Retail, Wholesale, Investment Banking, Wealth Management and Asset Management Banking.  In these roles Rod gained extensive compliance risk, project management and people management experience within large financial institutions and has a proven track record of delivery in environments of significant change.

During the course of his career, Rod has had significant interaction with governments and regulatory bodies globally on a wide range of Compliance related matters. Rod is also a Board Member (and founding member) of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).