Tim Clissold

[3] His book detailed the numerous ways the fund lost money and the steps it took to recover it.

[4][5] Clissold was president of the foreign-invested ASIMCO Technologies before parting company from Perkowski, who claims never to have read the book that gave him the nickname Mr. China.

[3][6] Clissold has since written three more books, Chinese Rules, Cloud Chamber and Teach the People.

For many years, he has undertaken dispute resolution assignments in China to mediate between Chinese businesses and foreign investors in cases where the relationship has broken down.

He is non-executive director of London Stock Exchange quoted investment trusts, Henderson Far East Income and Baillie Gifford China Growth.