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About Us
Austin Associates Limited was
established by Leo Austin in 1997 to provide business and financial advisory
services to corporate clients.
Leo Austin has a background
in corporate finance and banking, and is a member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of New Zealand;
the Institute of Directors in New Zealand; and is a mentor for Business in
the Community. He is also President of the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Inc.
He held senior finance
positions in major corporates for some twelve years before entering the
banking industry in 1981.
As projects manager in the
Treasury Division of a major New Zealand bank, he was responsible for a
number of significant, and innovative, projects.
In 1984 he moved to the
Corporate Banking function of Barclays New Zealand, and in 1986 was
transferred to the Tokyo Branch of Barclays Bank PLC.
In Japan he was responsible
for marketing sophisticated financial products and generating new business
opportunities with major Japanese corporates and financial institutions.
In Tokyo, he was also
responsible for establishing and managing the Bank’s Japanese cross-border
leveraged leasing and defeasance activities. This operation included the
private placement with Japanese banks and investors of both normal and
aircraft lease related debt.
For the whole of his term in
Japan, he was a member of the Barclays Bank Tokyo Branch Credit Committee.
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