Kenneth Chen is partner and head of corporate advisory services at RSM Nelson Wheeler, and a certified practising accountant of CPA Australia. He specialises in corporate insolvency administration and forensic accounting investigations to support litigation and arbitration.
Tell us about your career
I came back to Hong Kong in 1992 from Australia and worked as a junior auditor at a local CPA firm. After about eight months, I realised auditing was not my cup of tea. I moved to the commercial field and spent about four years in the accounting departments of local and international firms with a focus on mainland trade. I joined RSM Nelson Wheeler in 1997.
Why did you become an accountant?
I chose to study accountancy in university because I liked numbers, and I was good at maths in high school. I also felt it would give me an edge, as accounting is one of the basic infrastructures in businesses - like a 'master key' that opens many doors.
Is your work different from what is associated with accounting?
