Ashurst grows Risk Advisory team with appointment of Chris Baker
12 October 2020
Chris has a wealth of experience working with government, regulators (ASIC, APRA and AFCA) and industry bodies in the shaping of policy and regulation to improve client outcomes and reduce the cost and complexity of implementation. His work has involved resolving some of the country's most complex remediation policy issues.
He led the large-scale remediation of customers and response to ongoing regulatory investigations resulting from conduct issues examined at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in Financial Services for MLC.
Chris has over 25 years of leadership experience including large scale business transformation, complex program delivery and technology leadership across wealth management, banking, telecommunications, transport and Defence.
Philip Hardy, Head of Risk Advisory, commented:
"We are thrilled to appoint Chris Baker as Head of Managed Services, Risk Advisory in Sydney. Chris is highly regarded in the financial services sector as a remediation expert, and brings large scale regulatory change, regulatory response and managed services skills to the growing Ashurst Consulting division. His diverse background and depth of expertise will significantly strengthen our expanded offering for clients."
Chris said:
"I am delighted to join Ashurst's Risk Advisory business as Head of Managed Services. This is an exciting period of growth in the firm's consulting business and I look forward to adding further value to broaden the offering to complement the firm's core legal services."
"Financial services organisations are facing into more change and complexity than ever, particularly in relation to regulatory and compliance related matters. I think that Ashurst's ability to bring the full suite of legal and consulting services together with a strong delivery capability creates a compelling one stop shop to help firms navigate this complexity with confidence."
His appointment demonstrates the rapid expansion of Ashurst Consulting, which was launched on 31 March, 2020.
