Chris Bell

Head of Corporate & Regulatory Legal

Chris Bell is Head of Corporate & Regulatory Legal at Gemcorp Capital, where he is responsible for the firm’s regulatory framework, internal policies and global compliance oversight.

Chris brings extensive legal and regulatory experience across developed and emerging markets, with a career spanning investment management, banking and capital markets. Prior to joining Gemcorp in 2024, he was Head of European Compliance at Ares Management. Before that, he served as Chief Compliance Officer at Oxford Asset Management and spent a decade at Capula Investment Management as Global General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.

Earlier in his career, Chris held senior roles in emerging markets finance, including Head of Legal at Standard Bank PLC and Head of Emerging Markets New Issues & Syndicate at WestLB Group. He began his career as a capital markets lawyer at Allen & Overy and Simmons & Simmons. During his career, Chris has worked on transactions and regulatory matters across a wide range of emerging economies, including Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

His connection to emerging markets is personal. Chris spent part of his upbringing in Libya and Vietnam, an experience that fostered an early international outlook and an appreciation for the diversity of political and economic systems. He has since built professional experience across more than a dozen emerging market jurisdictions.

Chris holds an Honours degree in Law from University College London and is a qualified Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England.