Profile
Ray is a veteran specialist in fraud prevention. Throughout his career, he has overseen complex investigations across 15 APAC countries, including sophisticated rogue trading, rates-rigging, payment fraud, and cyber-fraud cases. He has worked closely with law enforcement agencies to strengthen the region’s fraud-control environment. He held senior audit, fraud prevention, and investigation roles at UBS, Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN AMRO Bank, HSBC, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Ray has solid hands-on expertise in managing internal and external fraud, especially in advising on suitable controls prioritized to maintain client experience while adhering to the business risk appetite.
With over 35 years of experience in internal audit, fraud investigations, and fraud risk management, he has set the best practice for fraud risk management and helped shape anti-fraud frameworks for major international financial institutions.
Professional Background
Prior to Tredence, Ray was the UBS Global Fraud Subject Matter Expert in the Wealth Management division and also the Regional Head of Anti-Fraud for APAC. Ray successfully managed the fraud risks and provided the map and gap analysis of the fraud frameworks for the UBS / Credit Suisse integration globally. Advising on best practices for the post-integration institution globally.
In 2020, Ray, a Certified Fraud Examiner, was nominated as one of the candidates for the ACFE Global Board of Regents. The only candidate from the APAC region. He delivers forensic investigation guidance to risk committees, boards, litigation teams both internal and external, regulators, and law enforcement agencies. He utilized digital forensics expertise to examine disputed documents, counterfeit identification, and falsified digital evidence, backed by verified courtroom testimony as a prosecution witness.
Education
Ray attended Queen’s University and Carleton University in Canada with a Computer Science degree. He has an MBA in Finance and Investment at the University of Hull in the UK.
Furthermore
Ray is a Canadian living like a migratory bird between Hong Kong and Vancouver. He enjoys reading, traveling, and playing guitar. His latest attempt is to be a watchmaker.