SENIOR ADVISOR
Mr. Kou is an expert in all aspects of setting up, doing and supporting businesses in China and other emerging markets in South East Asia. With more than 15 years of experience in business law with Canadian national law firms and global major mining groups, his specialties are in PRC foreign-direct investments, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and regulatory and governance. He was based in Singapore for close to four (4) years within the Commercial Group of Rio Tinto. Prior to his posting in Singapore, he was Director of Legal and Mergers & Acquisitions (Asia), and then Chief Counsel, Business Development & Growth for Rio Tinto Alcan for more than 10 years all together based in Montreal, Beijing, Shanghai & Singapore where he had responsibility for the Company’s legal function in Asia, focusing primarily in commercial, acquisitions, joint ventures and divestments.
Mr. Kou is now Vice-President of Brivia Group, responsible for corporate development and growth including real estate investments and acquisitions.
