Chris Bell

Chris joined Airwork in 2020 as General Counsel and Company Secretary and has over 20 years of experience working as a lawyer in New Zealand, Europe, Hong Kong and the UK. Before joining Airwork, Chris was a Partner and General Counsel for a London based global asset manager with approximately £14 billion under management. In this role, Chris was a member of the senior management team and chief legal advisor to the Board. Prior to this, Chris worked for a London based hedge fund having previously been a corporate lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London and with a leading law firm in New Zealand.

Chris has international experience in a range of transactions, including public and private M&A, private equity, capital raisings, IPO’s and joint venture arrangements in different jurisdictions and sectors. His background also includes very strong commercial, risk management, governance and business strategy experience to complement his legal skills. He has also been a director of regulated fund management companies in the UK and Ireland which operated 35+ funds and managed over £5.8 billion of assets.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from Auckland University and is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.