Marie Leyendecker

Associate Director

  • EMEA
  • Investigation Services
  • Forensic Data Analytics
  • Litigation and Dispute Support

Marie is an Associate Director in Control Risks’ Investigations & Compliance practice, based in Paris. With over nine years’ experience, Marie specialises in conducting investigations into complex financial frauds and professional misconduct across various industries including financial services, goods manufacturers & retailers, humanitarian aid and utilities.

Recent projects that Marie has worked on include:

  • Conducting an investigation into allegations of bribery, conflicts of interest and fraud for a multinational food and beverage group operating in France and China.
  • Handling multiple misconduct investigations involving sexual harassment and assault, bullying, unfair treatment, retaliation and discrimination for a multinational company in Switzerland.
  • Investigating allegations of theft and fraud for an international company in France.
  • Overseeing and coordinating 34 compliance reviews across jurisdictions in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania for an international sports federation.
  • Examining allegations of bribery and corruption for an international telecommunications company in northern Cameroon.

Prior to joining Control Risks, Marie worked at a consulting firm as a Loss Adjuster for insurance companies in France and Singapore, specialising in the assessment of financial fraud cases, including corporate crime and bank fraud. She also worked as a Competitive Intelligence Analyst at Engie.

Marie holds master’s degrees in International Affairs from Sorbonne University and in Energy Economics from the Institut Français du Pétrole – Énergies Nouvelles (IFPEN).

Marie is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and has completed the CHS Alliance Tier 3 Investigator Qualification Training Scheme, qualifying her to conduct investigations into Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH).

She is also fluent in French, English and Spanish.

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