King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has appointed two partners from its legacy Chinese and Australian firms to be co-chief executives of its Hong Kong office, with current managing partner and the firm’s global head Stuart Fuller stepping back to concentrate on firmwide strategy.
Zhang Yi from the King & Wood side and Hayden Flinn from legacy Mallesons will jointly lead the Hong Kong base from 1 January 2015, with a focus on driving growth and boosting the firm’s profile in the city and wider Asia region.
