Nick Leeson

This article is about the derivatives broker. For the racing driver, see Nick Leason.

Nick Leeson
Born
Nicholas William Leeson

(1967-02-25) 25 February 1967 (age 57)
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
EducationParmiter's School
Occupations
  • CEO of Irish football club Galway United (former)
  • Derivatives broker (former)
  • Head Educator at Bizintra (former)
  • CEO of Bull and Bear Capital (current)
Spouses
  • Lisa Sims
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    ​
    (m. 1992; div. 1997)​
    [1]
  • Leona Tormay
    ​
    (m. 2003)​
Websitenickleeson.com

Nicholas William Leeson[2] (born 25 February 1967) is an English former derivatives trader whose fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative trades resulted in the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's second oldest merchant bank. He was convicted of financial crime in a Singapore court and served over four years in Changi Prison.

Between 2005 and 2011, Leeson had senior management roles at League of Ireland club Galway United. After it suffered financial difficulties, he resigned from his position as chief executive officer. Leeson is also active on the keynote and after-dinner speaking circuit, where he advises companies about risk and corporate responsibility. Leeson is currently a private investigator in charge of dealing with cases of financial misconduct.

  1. ^ "Leeson to have cancer operation". BBC News. 8 August 1998. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Nick Leeson: biography part II". 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.