Pav Gill

Pav Gill is a Singaporean lawyer who was the whistleblower that uncovered the Wirecard scandal, one of the largest corporate frauds in history. Gill was the former Singapore-based legal head for Wirecard's Asia-Pacific region.[1][2]

Early life

Born in Singapore, Gill is the only child of a first-generation Sikh immigrant single mother, and grew up in subsidized housing. He attended Victoria School and graduated in law from the National University of Singapore in 2008. In September 2017, he was hired by Wirecard as their first in-house Head of Legal for Asia-Pacific, covering 11 markets in the region.[3][4]

2023

In September 2023, Gill founded the whistleblowing platform, Confide, to facilitate the detection and reporting of misconduct at companies.[5]

Awards

Gill has been awarded the ACFE Cliff Robertson Sentinel Award and the Blueprint for Free Speech Special Recognition Award, for integrity and bravery in the public interest.[5]

References

  1. ^ McCrum, Dan (2021-05-20). "'They tried to destroy me': Wirecard's reluctant whistleblower tells his story". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  2. ^ "9 of the Biggest Financial Fraud Cases in History". US News. 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Where is Wirecard Whistleblower Pav Gill Now?". The Cinemaholic. 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ "A mother-son combo that exposed German company accounting scandal". Asia Samachar. 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Wirecard whistle-blower starts platform to help detect wrongdoing". The Straits Times. 5 September 2023.


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