Our Executive Team

Nicholas Connon

Nicholas Connon is a Director and the CEO of Quintel Intelligence.

Nicholas has an early background in counter terror operations for the British government.

Over the last 12 years Nicholas has been leading teams of investigators, lawyers and auditors in investigations spanning topics such as war crimes, international financial frauds, state sponsored doping, online child exploitation and business disputes amongst others. Nicholas’s reputation comes from working with clients and legal teams to provide accountable and legally obtained evidence that provides the client with a tangible advantage.

Nicholas has spent a significant amount of time in the Middle East, Africa and Europe investigating multi-jurisdictional matters for clients with evidence provided to criminal, civil and arbitration forums in Sweden, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Kenya, South Africa, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and London.

Nicholas has also led internal investigations for organisations facing allegations of employee fraud, contract breach or sexual misconduct. The results of these independent investigations have been provided to regulators and boards under self-reporting guidelines and often formulate the basis of adopted corporate remedies.

Nicholas often advises major law firms, litigation funders and listed corporations on investigative and enforcement strategies to recover judgment debts. In addition to contentious matters, Nicholas helps clients navigate counter-party and Geo-Political risk for acquisitions, investment and JV’s in biotech, pharmaceutical, sports entertainment, real estate, mining, renewable energy and Web3.

Nicholas is a member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and licensed by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) in the UK. Nicholas has been recognised in successive years as a ‘Ranked Individual’ amongst the leading legal services providers by Chambers & Partners.

Nicholas has twice addressed delegates of the International Bar Association on matters relating to institutional investigations and Investigating War Crimes. More recently Nicholas has addressed international lawyers and restructuring professionals in Dublin and at the International Crime Symposium at Cambridge University on tracing illicit finds and successful recovery strategies for cross border enforcement.

Paul Oakley

Paul Oakley is a Director and Chief Operations Officer of Quintel Intelligence and is responsible for the day to day management of company operations.

Paul joined the British Army in 1989, spending over twenty years dedicated to intelligence operations. In addition to domestic operations, Paul has been instrumental in managing the intelligence effort in Africa, the Balkans, the Levant and mainland Europe. Since leaving the Army in 2011, Paul has brought the same dedication, drive and attention to detail to the sphere of corporate, legal and financial investigations. Of special note are his personal involvement in the successful defence of Uhuru Kenyatta at the ICC and the recent provision of intelligence feeds to major corporate sponsors at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio 2016

Paul has nearly 30 years of experience managing intelligence operations at the highest levels, both commercially and for the national good. As with all Quintel Intelligence personnel, his focus is on accountable legal intelligence, in order to allow his clients to form the most robust legal position possible. Paul brings a wealth of practical and technical intelligence experience to Quintel Intelligence.