Lawrence began his career in the legal and compliance department at Morgan Stanley Investment Management in 2006, before making the move to the Counterparty Risk & Financial Institution at BNP Paribas. He then served for three years as a Naval Officer (Captain) in the Republic of Singapore Navy.

In 2011, Lawrence moved to Lloyd’s List Intelligence where he worked as a Marine Credit Analyst focused primarily on Chinese, European, Asian Pacific and Middle Eastern corporate entities, before joining Ocean Intelligence in 2012.

Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance) degree from Nanyang Technological University and is fluent in Mandarin and English.