Jim Wardell

Jim Wardell

Executive Chairman

Jim has considerable experience in restructuring & insolvency, financial investigations, forensic accounting, valuations and mergers & acquisitions in Hong Kong and throughout Asia. He has over 40 years of experience of providing corporate advisory services to local and multinational clients. During his past 37 years in Hong Kong, Jim has acted as the engagement partner on a wide range of insolvency, corporate advisory and forensic assignments in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other countries in Asia. He has acted as an expert witness in a number of engagements involving various regulatory authorities and government financial investigations groups, both civil and criminal cases.

In 1983, Jim joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ("Deloitte") in Hong Kong to set up their Insolvency Department and was made a partner in that firm in 1988. He remained as a partner for ten years and set up their Corporate Advisory Services Department for Hong Kong and Mainland China to cover due diligence, valuations, forensic and corporate finance assignments in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He sat on the Global Committee for Corporate Finance and Forensic/Fraud Investigations of Deloitte representing the Asian practices of the firm.

In 1998, Jim left Deloitte and set up his own firm specializing in corporate advisory assignments.

Jim has extensive experience in a wide variety of sectors, ranging from real estate, electronics, manufacturing, infrastructure and service businesses.
 
  • Member of the Academy of Experts since 1994
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales since 1992
  • Corporate Finance Faculty member of ICAEW since 1998
  • Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA") since 1999
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Restructuring & Insolvency Faculty of HKICPA (2008)
  • Fellow of the Institute of Directors since 1997
  • Member of the Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors since 1997
  • Member of Hong Kong Securities Institute since 1998
  • Member of the Institute of Bankers since 1990
  • Member of Market Misconduct Tribunal appointed by HK's Financial Secretary since 2008
  • Member of Insider Trading Tribunal appointed by HK's Financial Secretary 1997
  • Member of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue) appointed by HK's Financial Secretary (2003-2009)
  • Panel Member of Deposit Protection Appeals Tribunal, appointed by the Chief Executive 2005
  • Member of Advisory Council of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre 1998
  • Member of the Professional Education Committee of Hong Kong Securities Institute (2006-2008)
  • Chairman of the Organizing Committee for Director's Ethics, ICAC / Ethics Centre (2007-2008)
  • Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the HKICPA since 2008

Services

  • Business consultancy
  • Business restructuring and insolvency
  • Corporate recovery
  • Financial services compliance
  • Forensic and litigation support
  • Governance, risk and internal audit