Francis Tan, formerly the Managing Partner of Azman,
Davidson & Co, is now a full time Consultant since January 2009. He has
over 20 years' working experience with the government and the private
sector. He served as an Assistant Registrar of Companies in the Registry of
Companies of the then Ministry of Trade and Industry from 1972 to 1976.
After leaving government service, he served as the Group Company Secretary
of a large group of companies from 1977 to 1985. In 1985, he joined Azman,
Davidson & Co and was subsequently made Managing Partner. He has also
served as a director of several public listed companies and is presently a
commissioner of the Securities Commission, Malaysia, a position he has held
since May 1996.
Francis graduated with an LLB degree from the University of London and was
called to the Malaysian Bar in 1986. He is an associate member of the Institute
of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Malaysian Institute of
Taxation. He is also on the roll of Advocates & Solicitors, Brunei and
an English Solicitor.
Qualifications and Admissions
- LLB,
University of London (1982)
- Certificate
in Legal Practice (1985)
- Associate
of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries (ACIS) (1979)
- Advocate
& Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1986)
- Associate
of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation (1995)
- Advocates
& Solicitor, Supreme Court of Brunei (1999)
- Solicitor,
England and Wales (2000)
Areas of Practice
Francis’s fields of practice include:
- Conveyancing.
- Commercial
joint ventures.
- Corporate
financing.
- Company
restructing.
- Taxation.
Experience
Francis has advised on many commercial joint venture projects and corporate
restructuring. He also appears regularly before the Special Commissioners
of Income Tax and the Courts on revenue law matters.
