Trowers welcomes new worldwide company companion Geoff Allen – Asia Regulation Portal
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Worldwide regulation agency Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its company crew in Malaysia with the addition of latest companion Geoff Allen.
Geoff is an skilled company lawyer having spent 17 years working throughout non-public apply and in-house roles. His experience consists of acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, investments, company restructuring, governance and normal company advisory. He spent 8 years with Eversheds Sutherland each within the UK and with Eversheds Sutherland’s related workplace in Riyadh earlier than shifting in-house, initially as a Authorized Director earlier than taking on a GC and Firm Secretary function. Geoff’s most up-to-date place was within the UK, finishing up an interim function with Centrica plc in London.
Geoff’s appointment is in keeping with the agency’s drive to broaden its company crew not solely geographically, but in addition within the markets during which it operates by including to its experience and profile.
Invoice Jefferies, head of the worldwide company crew, commented:
“We’re more than happy to welcome Geoff to the partnership and to our rising worldwide company crew. Geoff’s intensive expertise enhances our present worldwide company providing and can put us in a fair higher place to service our Malaysian and cross-border shoppers and meet the wants of the market. Increasing throughout our worldwide places implies that we could be nearer to shoppers on the bottom and be much more aware of their necessities.”
Geoff added:
“I’m excited to be becoming a member of the partnership and the company crew in Malaysia the place I stay up for serving to drive future development within the area.”
Geoff joins Trowers because the agency strikes to a bigger workplace area at Menara Maxis and celebrates 10 years since opening in Malaysia and happening to turn into the primary agency to acquire a Certified Overseas Regulation Agency (QFLF) licence in 2015.
