Nick Leeson

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• Security & Risk

Nick Leeson aka the 'rogue trader' that broke Barings Bank is proving to be a very popular after dinner speaker. Curiosity, intrigue and sympathy have been the various reactions to this man's incredible life story. The collapse of Barings and Nick Leeson’s role in it is one of the most spectacular debacles in modern financial history.

Nick's story

How could one trader bring down the banking empire that had funded the Napoleonic Wars?  Nick Leeson,  the young gambler who found him self sucked into a terrifying spiral of loss, was a working class boy who lived high in an upper class world until his unchecked gambling caused the downfall of Barings, the Banker to the English Peerage,causing chaos in the Singaporean money market.  Markets have always been cruel but rarely have they been so cruel, so swiftly and on such a grand scale. Nick talks frankly about what happened, the lack of accounting safeguards, his capture and confinement for 9 months in a Frankfurt prison and being sentenced to 6 ½ years by the Singaporean court for forgery and cheating. 

Corporate speaker

Nick has spoken at a number of high profile dinners over the last few years including the Legends Dinner in London, the Yorkshire Business Convention in Harrogate, the North East Business dinner and has traveled extensively to New Zealand and South Africa to deliver his speech. The evening usually comprises of a speech lasting half an hour and then a question and answer session that can be tailored to your requirements. He also addresses university campuses and has spoken at the Oxford Union, Trinity College Dublin and the University College Cork.

This type of evening represents a unique opportunity for people to meet and question the main participant in arguably the largest banking scandal that the world has ever witnessed. The story also has a number of human interest aspects that will astound any audience so is not restricted to the world of suits and power lunches that he used to frequent.

For further information or to book Nick Leeson, call us at Speakers Corner on +44 (0) 20 8365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk