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'''Nicholas William Leeson'''<ref name="bio_p2">{{cite web|date=1 March 2011|title=Nick Leeson: biography part II|url=http://www.nickleeson.com/biography/full_biography_02.html|access-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> (born 25 February 1967) is an English former [[derivative (finance)|derivatives]] [[Trader (finance)|trader]] whose fraudulent, unauthorized and [[speculation|speculative]] trades resulted in the 1995 collapse of [[Barings Bank]], the United Kingdom's oldest [[merchant bank]]. Leeson was convicted of [[financial crime]] in a [[Singapore]] court and served over four years in [[Changi Prison]].
Between 2005 and 2011, Leeson had senior management roles at [[League of Ireland]] club [[Galway United F.C.|Galway United]]. After it suffered financial difficulties, he resigned from his position as chief executive officer. He is also active on the keynote and after-dinner speaking circuit, where he advises companies about risk and [[corporate responsibility]].
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