Rod Francis

Rod Francis is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Hong Kong. He leads the Asia–Pacific Financial Crime practice. Mr Francis specializes in financial crime compliance and regulatory compliance, with a focus on anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery and corruption (AB&C), fraud, and economic sanctions. With more than 35 years of financial crime experience, Mr. Francis has led complex, large-scale, regulator-mandated transformation programs at tier one banks, having also established and led regional Financial Crime consulting practices 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. He has worked with clients across various industries, though his primary focus is financial services. Mr. Francis’ notable assignments include the design and implementation of 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 FCC optimization engagements; and leading regulatory investigations in the context of financial crime breaches. Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Francis was a Partner with Oliver Wyman. Before that, he was a Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, where he founded and led the Regional Financial Crime practice. He has also served as the APAC (ex-Japan) Regional Head AML, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & concurrently the EMEA Regional Head AML for Consumer Banking at Citibank. Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2007, Mr. Francis held senior risk and compliance roles in Europe, most notably at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. He is a Founding Member of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).