Edward is an Associate Director in Control Risks' London-based dispute support team. He leads asset tracing, fit-to-sue and other complex dispute intelligence projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Before relocating to London in 2024, Edward spent almost nine years with Control Risks’ Greater China and North Asia business intelligence team, overseeing investigative work in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Mongolia.
Recent projects that Edward has led include:
- Skip trace and global intelligence gathering on several individuals involved in defrauding a UK-based financial institution.
- Asset trace and intelligence gathering on a Russian automobile manufacturer.
- Leading global asset identification and dissipation monitoring efforts for two high-net-worth individuals with a footprint in Europe, Greater China and South-East Asia.
- Dissipation monitoring and intelligence gathering in Nigeria in support of a high-profile energy sector dispute.
- Investigating and tracing funds defrauded from a UK FTSE 100 company, covering multiple jurisdictions including mainland China, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man and Malta.
Edward is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). He holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and SOAS, University of London. Edward is a native English speaker and is fluent in Mandarin.