About

Diana The, chief counsel for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, is responsible for leading the provision of legal services to the business activities of the professional services firm in 12 countries across the Asia Pacific region from her base in Singapore, together with her team of five lawyers based in Sydney and Shanghai. An important component of The’s overall role is to provide strategic advice on legal and regulatory matters in the increasingly important investment advisory, wealth management and financial services-related consulting activities in this region. In addition to her legal role, The is involved in the Aon Hewitt Asia Pacific regional leadership team and has a seat on the Aon Hewitt global law leadership. The came to Aon Hewitt from Eastspring Investments – a subsidiary of Prudential plc – where she was regional head of legal in addition to her private practice experience that spans over 10 years in various roles, including commercial litigation, corporate finance, general corporate and funds management. ‘My strategy for the legal team is to ensure that we become an indispensable part of the organisation. Using our professional legal qualifications, as well as our years of experience as practising lawyers in our previous lives, we partner with the business to help guide them through the numerous legal issues financial services firms face today’.