Redcliffe's course trainer is an international lawyer, corporate educator (including for the sovereign wealth funds of Abu Dhabi, Brunei, Norway and Malaysia), Management Consultant, public speaker and author, Visiting Professor on legal, finance and business courses including Cambridge University, Oxford University’s Institute of Legal practice, Oxford University Diplomatic Studies PG course, Manchester Business School and on the Advisory Board of Glasgow Caledonian, Leeds and Salford University’s Business Schools. He was formerly a partner and Head of International Commercial Law at KPMGLegal globally and Masons (now Pinsent Masons) He also led an International Business Group for KPMG Europe. At KPMG he commenced his involvement in executive education. He trains face to face and online.
He focuses on contracts, international investment, corporate finance, joint ventures, private equity, M&A, Loan Agreements, corporate governance in developed and emerging markets. He also facilitates courses on Leadership and Management, and Negotiations for Government, MLA’s, the private sector, Business Schols and both Oxford and Cambridge Universites.
He also works as an integral member of a client team advising upon strategy and implementation. He is listed in the independent Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers as an expert in foreign investment law and regulations, where he is described by peers and clients as “well connected” and “a strong commercial thinker. He has completed studies and research in management Cambridge University where he also teaches on executive education courses.
He facilitates training and consults upon professional management and skills for both in house and public courses. Arun’s work is for clients across a range of service and industrial sectors and have included Allen & Overy, Loyens, BA, Bank of China, BP, Engie, EBRD, EY, Deloittes, Naval Group, KazMunayGas, ARAMCO, British Gas, Shell, RWE, Abu Dhabi NOC, ArcelorMittal, Orange, Diageo, HSBC, Infosys, KKR, KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Lazards, Motorola, RBS, TATA , TCS, the World Bank, the UN’s FAO, UK Foreign Office and other government departments. His public courses are attended by professionals from a range of firms.
He has delivered training programmes to leading private and public organisations in Europe, Africa, the Gulf, Caribbean, across Asia and in North America, across sectors including, finance, telecoms, manufacturing, FMCG, IT government entities and sovereign wealth funds.
In addition to being a corporate educator he is a non-executive director appointed by funds of two corporate services companies was a NED of two international investment funds one of which was listed on the London Stock Exchange chairing the Audit Committee and Investment Committee. He was a Senior Advisor to Evolution China. Previously, he was on the board of the UK Government’s UKTI. In March 2012 he was appointed by the Privy Council to the Board of the Architects Registration Board.
He was appointed an OBE by the late HM the Queen in January 1999 for services to international trade, investment and intercultural management. Arun is an editor and contributor to a number of publications, in April 2010 his book on Business and Contract Law was published by Thorogood.
He is co Faculty of the popular Queen Mary University of London and Coursera course ‘Leadership Out of the Box’ taken by 18,000 + learners.
He is co - author with Mike Mister of the best-selling How to Lead Smart People – Leadership for Professionals published by Profile a top 10 bestselling business book and shortlisted for 2 prestigious awards - the Business Book of the Year Award 2020 and the Chartered Management Institute Best Management Business Book 2020 – it is recommended reading for partners in KPMG and PWC.
A member of the Law Society of England and Wales and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce.