Kenneth Raymond Deayton
Deayton is a Hong Kong-based corporate services professional whose 50-year career in tax compliance and company formation positioned him to control Swiss Commodity Re Limited, the entity through which 40 kilograms of copper powder were converted into 1.8 million shares of a Nasdaq-listed critical minerals company. His professional profile provides the corporate infrastructure layer -- registered addresses, entity formation, audit committee credentials -- while the underlying commodity transaction connects to a network of share-for-asset structures.
Kenneth Raymond Deayton is an Australian-qualified Certified Public Accountant who has practiced in Hong Kong since 1975. His career spans four years at the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department, seven years as a tax consultant at HSBC head office, and fifteen years as a partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in corporate services.1 He is Managing Director and CEO of Hong Kong Corporate Services Group, operating from 6th Floor, Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong, a firm that provides company formation, tax compliance, and registered office services.1 Earlier in his career, Deayton founded Asian Financial Services Limited (later sold to TMF Group) and co-founded The Hong Kong Trust Company Group.1
Deayton is the controlling person of Swiss Commodity Re Limited, a Hong Kong-registered entity that shares its business address with Hong Kong Corporate Services Group.2 In November 2025, Swiss Commodity Re sold 40 kilograms of copper powder to Critical Metals Corp (Nasdaq: CRML) under an Asset Sale Agreement, receiving 1,800,000 CRML ordinary shares valued at approximately $18 million.3 A separate allocation of 200,000 shares went to Malcolm Scott Macintyre, Managing Director of Sydney-based Capella Capital, under the same agreement.3 The CRML 424B3 prospectus identifies Deayton as having voting and investment control over Swiss Commodity Re's shares.4
Deayton appears in two ICIJ offshore leak databases: the Panama Papers list him as shareholder of Newbury Investment Limited (BVI, incorporated September 4, 1991) through Mossack Fonseca, and the Offshore Leaks database records him as director of Richmond Holdings (BVI) Ltd (incorporated July 26, 2001) through Portcullis Trustnet.5 He served as independent non-executive director and audit committee chairman of Grande Holdings Limited (HKEX: 0186, now Nimble Holdings) from May 2016 to December 2017, a period during which the company resumed trading after provisional liquidation. Grande Holdings owns 72.4% of Emerson Radio Corp (NYSE American: MSN).6
Swiss Commodity Re and the CRML Copper Transaction
Swiss Commodity Re Limited is a Hong Kong-registered company controlled by Deayton, operating from the same 6th Floor, Wyndham Place address as Hong Kong Corporate Services Group.2 Despite its name, the entity has no Swiss registration; the CRML 424B3 prospectus filing identifies its address as Deayton's corporate services office in Central, Hong Kong.4
On November 21, 2025, Swiss Commodity Re entered into an Asset Sale Agreement with Critical Metals Corp, selling 40 kilograms of copper powder described as 99.96% purity in exchange for 1,800,000 CRML ordinary shares at $10 per share, a 40% premium over the then-market price. The transaction closed on December 16, 2025.3 Malcolm Scott Macintyre, identified at the address 22 Faraday Avenue, Rose Bay, NSW 2029, Australia, received a separate allocation of 200,000 shares ($2 million) under the same agreement.3 Macintyre is Managing Director of Capella Capital, a Sydney infrastructure finance firm; his background is in transport and social infrastructure finance at Babcock & Brown and ABN AMRO, with no documented involvement in commodities or metals trading.7
The 424B3 prospectus (dated March 4, 2026) discloses that Swiss Commodity Re holds 1.5% of CRML's 122,074,807 outstanding shares, placing it below the 5% threshold that would require Schedule 13D or 13G beneficial ownership filings. There is therefore no SEC reporting mechanism that would disclose subsequent dispositions of these shares.3
Analysis of Deayton's professional background identifies no involvement in commodities trading, metals, mining, materials science, or defense supply chains at any point in his 50-year career.8 Hong Kong Corporate Services Group's services -- company formation, WFOEs in China, tax compliance, bookkeeping, payroll, and virtual offices -- are corporate administrative functions, not commodity operations.8 No direct connection between Deayton and Tony Sage (CRML's CEO and Executive Chairman) has been identified through overlapping boards, corporate registries, professional networks, or public records. The intermediary who introduced the transaction is unknown.9
Professional Background
Deayton began his career at the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department, where he served for four years before moving to HSBC's head office as a tax consultant for seven years.1 He then spent fifteen years as a partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Hong Kong, specializing in corporate services.1 After Deloitte, he founded Asian Financial Services Limited, a corporate services firm that was subsequently acquired by TMF Group, a Dutch multinational trust and corporate services provider. He also co-founded The Hong Kong Trust Company Group.1
In 2001, Deayton established Hong Kong Corporate Services Group (HKCS Group), where he serves as Managing Director and CEO. The firm operates from 6th Floor, Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong, and provides company incorporation, registered office and agent services, tax compliance, bookkeeping, payroll, and Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) setup in mainland China.1 MarketScreener records connect Deayton professionally to Nimble Holdings, HSBC, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Hong Kong, Terra Capital PLC, and Asian Property Investments Ltd.10 His second-degree corporate network through co-directorships extends to Emerson Radio Corp (via Tak Kwong Hon), Sansui Electric Co Ltd, Singamas Container Holdings, CCT Fortis Holdings, and GBA Holdings.10
Offshore Entities
The ICIJ Panama Papers database records Deayton as shareholder of Newbury Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands company incorporated on September 4, 1991, through Mossack Fonseca.5 Shareholding records span from September 1997 and August 2002. The registered address for Newbury Investment Limited was Unit F, 7th Floor, CNT Tower, 338 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Deayton's personal address in the Panama Papers is listed as Unit F3, Goodview Garden, 24 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong.5
Separately, the ICIJ Offshore Leaks database records Deayton as director of Richmond Holdings (BVI) Ltd, incorporated on July 26, 2001, through a different offshore services provider, Portcullis Trustnet (now Portcullis Group). Deayton served as director from July 2001 to April 2003.5 These are two distinct BVI entities established through two different service providers -- Mossack Fonseca (Panama Papers) and Portcullis Trustnet (Offshore Leaks) -- with overlapping timelines in the early 2000s.5
Grande Holdings and Emerson Radio
On May 30, 2016, Deayton was appointed independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of The Grande Holdings Limited (HKEX: 0186, subsequently renamed Nimble Holdings Limited).6 The appointment coincided with the company's resumption of trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange following a period of provisional liquidation.6 Grande Holdings, through its subsidiaries S&T International Distribution Ltd and Grande N.A.K.S. Ltd, held a 72.4% controlling interest in Emerson Radio Corp (NYSE American: MSN), a US consumer electronics company.11
Deayton's tenure ended in December 2017 when the Grande Holdings board was reconstituted under new controlling shareholder Tan Bingzhao.6 The audit committee chairmanship during a post-liquidation period placed Deayton in a governance role at a company transitioning through financial distress and change of control -- a role consistent with his CPA credentials and corporate services background.6
All Connections
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7 totalSEC F-3/424B3 filing states Deayton 'may be deemed to have voting and investment control over the securities held by Swiss Commodity RE Limited'
ICIJ Panama Papers: Deayton was shareholder of Newbury Investment Limited (BVI, Mossack Fonseca) from 1997 and 2002
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Deayton was appointed independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of The Grande Holdings Limited (0186.HK, now Nimble Holdings) effective May 30, 2016, when the company resumed HKEX trading after provisional liquidation. Grande Holdings/Nimble Holdings owns 72.4% of Emerson Radio Corp (NYSE American: MSN) through subsidiaries S&T International Distribution Ltd and Grande N.A.K.S. Ltd. Deayton was replaced when the board was reconstituted in December 2017 under new controlling shareholder Tan Bingzhao.
Director of META OCTAV GROUP (HK) LIMITED (formerly IFL, TCSP TC007309) — the same entity that provided nominee subscriber services for Swiss Commodity Re Limited (which Deayton controls per CRML F-3). Creates direct conflict: TCSP director on both sides of Swiss Commodity Re incorporation. Swiss Commodity Re used IFL-address-sharing entity (Wyndham Place, same floor as HKCS Group).
Deayton's professional network (MarketScreener) connects him to Nimble Holdings, HSBC, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu HK, Terra Capital PLC, and Asian Property Investments Ltd. His second-degree connections via co-directorships include Emerson Radio Corp (connected through Tak Kwong Hon, CEO), Sansui Electric Co Ltd, Singamas Container Holdings, CCT Fortis Holdings, and GBA Holdings. Co-directors include Tak Kwong Hon (10 shared connections), Ho Kit Lau (10 shared connections), and Manjit Singh Gill (5 shared connections). This positions Deayton within the HK-based corporate services network that services multiple HK-listed companies.
Deayton directed Sprocket HK Ltd, Asian hub of Ubiquity Inc — a company whose SEC registration was revoked and whose CEO was convicted of securities fraud
Kenneth Raymond Deayton signed a Non-Exclusive Commercial Technology License Agreement as Director of Sprocket HK Limited (Hong Kong) with Ubiquity, Inc. (OTCQB: UBIQ) in March 2015. Sprocket HK was Ubiquity's central hub in Asia, with CEO James Tsiolis of Strategic Capital Management. Ubiquity subsequently had its stock registration REVOKED by the SEC (July 2017) for failure to provide financial information; interim CEO Nicholas Mitsakos pleaded guilty to securities and wire fraud (sentenced 30 months); and the auditor's report was found invalid (non-PCAOB-registered auditor). Sprocket HK appears in 14 Ubiquity SEC filings spanning 2015-2017. This is the second instance of Deayton directing an HK entity that transacted with a US-listed company facing fraud charges (first: Grande Holdings/Nimble Holdings during provisional liquidation in 2016). CRML makes three.
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SYNTHESIS: Deayton is a veteran HK-based corporate services professional (CPA, Deloitte partner 15 years, HSBC 7 years, HK Inland Revenue 4 years) who controls Swiss Commodity Re Limited — the entity that sold 40kg of purportedly UHP copper powder to CRML for 2M shares (USD 20M). Key profile elements: (1) OFFSHORE HISTORY: Two BVI entities in ICIJ databases — Newbury Investment Limited (Panama Papers, shareholder from 1997, Mossack Fonseca) and Richmond Holdings BVI Ltd (Offshore Leaks, director 2001-2003, Portcullis Trustnet). (2) GRANDE HOLDINGS: Appointed INED and audit committee chairman of Grande Holdings (0186.HK, now Nimble Holdings) in May 2016 when it resumed trading after provisional liquidation. Grande owns 72.4% of Emerson Radio Corp. Replaced when board reconstituted Dec 2017. (3) CORPORATE SERVICES: Runs HK Corporate Services Group from 6F Wyndham Place, Central HK — same address used by Swiss Commodity Re. Founded Asian Financial Services Ltd (sold to TMF Group). Co-founded HK Trust Company Group. (4) NO DIRECT SAGE CONNECTION: No overlapping boards, companies, or professional networks between Deayton and Tony Sage found in any source. The CRML copper deal appears to be introduced through an unidentified intermediary. (5) COPPER PRICING ANOMALY: Market sources dispute the USD 1500-2500/g pricing for 99.96% purity; typical pricing is 2-3 orders of magnitude lower. (6) NEGATIVE RESULTS: No FEC donations, no US litigation, no lobbying disclosures, no FARA registrations, no OpenSanctions hits, no IRS 990 roles, no US corporate registry presence, no GLEIF LEI for Swiss Commodity Re.
DEAYTON SUPPLY CHAIN IMPLAUSIBILITY: Kenneth Deayton's professional background is corporate services -- company formation, tax compliance, bookkeeping, payroll, and virtual offices. His firm (Hong Kong Corporate Services Group) specializes in forming Hong Kong companies and WFOEs in China. There is no indication in his 50-year career of involvement in commodities trading, metals, mining, materials science, defense supply chains, or any activity that would plausibly result in possession of 40kg of ultra-high-purity copper powder. The description of Swiss Commodity Re as 'a long-only multi-generational European based single family office' is contradicted by: (a) the company is Hong Kong-registered, not European; (b) it is controlled by Deayton, an Australian CPA running a corporate services firm; (c) 'single family office' implies wealth management, not commodity storage; (d) no evidence of any commodities trading operations.
Sprocket HK operational failure mirrors copper deal: received value (tech license), never paid counterparty, then Deayton cancelled their shares
Sprocket HK Limited (Deayton as Director, registered at his HKCSG office) entered a Non-Exclusive Commercial Technology License Agreement with Ubiquity Inc (March 2015). Terms: Ubiquity to receive 51% non-dilutable stake in Sprocket HK, $100K minimum payment, board seat for CEO Carmichael, 51% of gross proceeds. Outcome: Sprocket HK never paid the $100K, never issued the 51% stake, never provided the board seat, failed to provide financial information to auditors. Ubiquity terminated for material breach June 28, 2016. On August 15, 2016, a director of Sprocket HK (almost certainly Deayton) sent a letter CANCELLING Ubiquity's shares. Pattern parallel to CRML: Deayton's entity receives value and the counterparty gets nothing of substance. Additionally, Ubiquity's general counsel Gregg Jaclin was running a shell factory scheme (9 shells, 7 sold via reverse mergers) — permanently barred by SEC, criminally indicted. Ubiquity itself went public through a Jaclin reverse merger from Fermo Group Inc.
ICIJ Panama Papers: Kenneth Raymond Deayton documented as shareholder of Newbury Investment Limited (BVI, incorporated 1991, Mossack Fonseca). Two shareholding periods: from September 1, 1997 and from August 15, 2002. Registered address: Unit F3, Goodview Garden, 24 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong. Separately identified as director of Richmond Holdings (BVI) Ltd from July 26, 2001 to April 30, 2003 (Portcullis Trustnet). Two distinct offshore entity relationships confirmed in Panama Papers and Offshore Leaks datasets.
Nimble Holdings (0186.HK, formerly Grande Holdings) connection: Deayton documented as a corporate insider at 0186.HK. Nimble Holdings is an investment holding company operating in PRC property development, household appliances, IT services, and distribution. No metals or mining connection. Company is based in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. The company was formerly The Grande Holdings Limited, renamed to Nimble Holdings in February 2018.
No Deayton-Sage link established through open web research. Searched for connections between Kenneth Deayton and Tony Sage, European Lithium, Cape Lambert, GreenMet, Rimbal, and Tanbreez. Zero results found. The fraud mechanism may rely on Deayton as a professional corporate services enabler (HK company formation specialist) rather than a direct business associate of Sage. HKCS Group and Asian Financial Services background positions Deayton as a provider of nominee corporate services, consistent with Swiss Commodity Re being a shelf/nominee entity created for the deal.
Sprocket HK Limited: Deayton directorship in fraud-adjacent entity — Ubiquity Inc SEC proceeding 3-17884 for failure to file reports, Sprocket HK withheld financial information from auditors
Sprocket HK Limited was a licensee entity linked to Ubiquity Inc (OTC: UBIQ, SEC CIK 1538329). Ubiquity licensed its Sprocket product to Sprocket Hong Kong Limited in March 2015. The relationship collapsed when Sprocket HK and iWebgate (connected entity) 'failed to respond to numerous requests by Ubiquity and its auditors for financial information over an extended period of time in 2015 and 2016, which prevented auditors from completing financial audits.' Sprocket HK director sent letter cancelling Ubiquity's shares in August 2016. Ubiquity Inc faced SEC administrative proceeding 3-17884 for failure to file periodic reports — directly caused by Sprocket HK withholding financial data. Deayton was a director of Sprocket HK per investigation files. This pattern — creating legitimate-seeming HK entities that obstruct audit verification — is consistent with his role in Swiss Commodity Re.
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Deayton appears in two ICIJ offshore leak databases: (1) Panama Papers — shareholder of Newbury Investment Limited (BVI, inc. Sep 4 1991) via Mossack Fonseca, with shareholding dates from Sep 1997 and Aug 2002. Registered address: Unit F, 7F CNT Tower, 338 Hennessy Rd, Wanchai HK. Deayton personal address in Panama Papers: Unit F3, Goodview Garden, 24 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong. (2) Offshore Leaks — director of Richmond Holdings (BVI) Ltd (inc. Jul 26 2001) via Portcullis Trustnet, serving Jul 2001 to Apr 2003. Two separate BVI entities through two separate service providers.
Kenneth Raymond Deayton is a CPA qualified in Australia and Hong Kong, practicing in HK since 1975. Career: 4 years HK Inland Revenue; 7 years HSBC head office tax consultant; 15 years Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu partner (corporate services). Founded Asian Financial Services Limited (sold to TMF Group). Co-founded The Hong Kong Trust Company Group. Currently Managing Director/CEO of Hong Kong Corporate Services Group (6F Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central HK). Listed as Corporate Insider for Nimble Holdings (0186.HK). Appeared in Panama Papers as shareholder of Newbury Investment Limited (BVI, inc. Sep 4, 1991) via Mossack Fonseca. Controls Swiss Commodity RE Limited which received 1.8M CRML shares worth $18M in Nov 2025 copper powder deal.
Kenneth Deayton controls Swiss Commodity Re CRML shares and appears in ICIJ Panama Papers database
Kenneth Raymond Deayton is identified in the CRML 424B3 prospectus (footnote 3) as having voting and investment control over Swiss Commodity RE Limited's 1,800,000 CRML shares. Deayton appears in the ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database (Panama Papers) as shareholder of NEWBURY INVESTMENT LIMITED (BVI, incorporated Sep 4, 1991) via Mossack Fonseca. Address listed as Unit F3, Goodview Garden, 24 Stubbs Road, Hong Kong. He is associated with Hong Kong Corporate Services Group (HKCS Group) as Managing Director. Also appears as corporate insider for HK-listed 0186.HK.
Deayton directed 7 Samoa corporate formation entities per Paradise Papers — operates offshore corporate services professionally across HK, BVI, and Samoa
Beyond known BVI entities (Newbury Investment Ltd via Mossack Fonseca 1991, Richmond Holdings BVI Ltd via Portcullis Trustnet 2001-2003), ICIJ Paradise Papers reveal Deayton directed 7 Samoa-registered corporate formation entities, all appointed March 28, 2013: Intetrust Limited, Pacific Secretaries Limited, Trelawney Limited (#333), Danforth Limited (#329), Seatoun Limited (#334), Integroup Corporate Services Limited (#335), and Pacific Fund Management Limited (from Sep 30, 2014). Registered address: Flat A, 12/F, Block B, Rose Court, 115-117 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, HK. Shared officers: Ngan Mui Fung (former, replaced by Deayton), James Anthony Wadham (resigned Oct 2013), Carmel Elizabeth Moore (former director/shareholder), Michael Ape (current director/shareholder from Sep 2014). Intetrust Limited is a shareholder of these entities. This establishes Deayton as a professional operator of offshore corporate formation services, not merely a user.
Deayton served as liquidator of World Congress on Ageing and Dementia in Chinese Communities Co. Limited (2008) — confirms professional role in winding up corporate entities
Per LexisNexis creditor notice (load date February 11, 2008): Deayton served as liquidator of World Congress on Ageing and Dementia in Chinese Communities Co. Limited. Creditors required to file proofs of debt by January 28, 2008 for dividend distribution. Deayton's address at the time: 38th Floor, Tower One, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Hong Kong — a different office from his current 6F Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central HK address. This confirms his professional function as a corporate services provider who creates, manages, and winds up corporate entities. Combined with his roles as: (1) audit committee chair at Grande Holdings during provisional liquidation (2016), (2) director of Sprocket HK which partnered with SEC-revoked Ubiquity Inc (2015), (3) operator of 7 Samoa corporate formation entities, and (4) counterparty to the CRML copper powder deal via Swiss Commodity Re — Deayton's career profile is that of a professional facilitator who provides governance cover for distressed, questionable, or transitional corporate situations.
SHARED ADDRESS: Sprocket HK, Swiss Commodity Re, and HK Corporate Services Group all registered at 6F Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham St, Central HK
Critical discovery: Sprocket HK Limited (Company No. 2208869, Ubiquity Inc partner), Swiss Commodity Re Limited (CRML copper powder counterparty), and Hong Kong Corporate Services Group (Deayton's firm) all share the exact same registered address: 6th Floor, Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. This confirms all three are Deayton-created/managed corporate vehicles. The address chain establishes that Deayton has been providing corporate infrastructure for US-listed company transactions through HK entities for at least a decade (Sprocket HK 2015, Swiss Commodity Re 2025). In both cases, Deayton's entity was counterparty to a transaction where the US-listed company received questionable value.
OpenCorporates reveals Sharpside Inc (Panama) with Mossack Fonseca as agent — third offshore service provider; plus NZ, California entities
OpenCorporates officer search reveals additional Deayton positions: (1) Sharpside Inc (Panama, #272087) — Presidente/Secretario/Director. Mossack Fonseca registered agent. Co-officers: Adrian John King, Lee Ching Yee Grace. Dissolved 2003. Third Mossack Fonseca connection (after Newbury Investment BVI and Richmond Holdings BVI via Portcullis Trustnet). (2) NZ Trust Company Ltd (#5505827) — Director 2014-2020, with co-director Carolyn Butler (also Signature Corporation). (3) International Finance NZ Ltd (#1529039) — Director 2018-2019, with James Wadham (Paradise Papers Samoa entities). (4) Monivae Properties Inc (California, #1586672) — CEO, address 12B 92 Pok Fu Lam Rd HK. Incorporated 1987, suspended by FTB 1995. Deayton family network: Matthew Stuart (NZ/Vietnam companies) and Paul Andrew (Myanmar/Cambodia/UK/NZ) also operate HK-based corporate vehicles.
Deayton is Director of Sprocket HK Limited — confirmed by SEC filing for Ubiquity Inc. 8-K (March 2015). Deayton signed as 'Director' of 'Sprocket HK Limited' in patent licensing agreement with Ubiquity Inc., dated March 16, 2015. Sprocket HK shares address with Swiss Commodity Re and HK Corporate Services Group at 6F Wyndham Place, 40-44 Wyndham Street, Central HK.
Deayton was appointed independent non-executive Director AND Chairman of the Audit Committee of Grande Holdings Limited (HKEX: 0186, now Nimble Holdings Company Limited) with effect from May 30, 2016. Grande Holdings controlled Emerson Radio Corp (NASDAQ: MSN) through S&T International Distribution Ltd. This directorship triggered Deayton's name appearing in Emerson Radio SC 13D/A filings at SEC.
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Kenneth Deayton is MD/CEO of Hong Kong Corporate Services Group (HKCSG), 6F Wyndham Place, 44 Wyndham St, Central HK. CPA qualified in Australia and HK, practising HK since 1975. Career: HK Inland Revenue (4 yrs), HSBC tax consultant (7 yrs), Deloitte partner (15 yrs, corporate services head), founded Asian Financial Services Ltd (sold), founded HK Trust Company Group. No US court actions or FARA registrations found. Known Panama Papers connection (Newbury Investment Limited BVI via Mossack Fonseca) per prior investigation intelligence.
Kenneth Deayton appeared in SEC filings in 2016 as director of Grande Holdings Limited, connected to Emerson Radio Corp SC 13D
EDGAR full-text search for 'Kenneth Deayton' returned 4 results. The top two (scores 31.18 and 31.17) are Emerson Radio Corp (NASDAQ: MSN, CIK 0000032621) SC 13D and SC 13D/A filings from September 15, 2016. The SC 13D names Accolade (PTC) Inc. (CIK 0001680686, Kowloon, HK) and S&T International Distribution Ltd. (CIK 0001336951, Singapore). Deayton appeared in this context as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee of Grande Holdings Limited (HKEX: 0186). This predates the CRML deal by 9 years and confirms Deayton's pattern of providing directorship/committee services to HK-listed companies.
Deayton biography: CPA (Australia/HK), ex-HSBC tax consultant, ex-Deloitte partner (15 yrs), founder HK Corporate Services Group — 44 Wyndham Street, Central, HK
Sourced directly from hkcsgroup.com/ken-deayton. Full credentials: JP, CA(RMIT), B.Econ(Qld), FHKICPA, ACPAA. Career: HK Inland Revenue (4 yrs) → HSBC head office tax consultant (7 yrs) → Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu partner, corporate services (15 yrs) → Founded Asian Financial Services Ltd (sold to TMF Group) → Co-founded Hong Kong Trust Company Group → Founded/CEO HK Corporate Services Group. Address: 6/F Wyndham Place, 44 Wyndham Street, Central, HK. Residential: Unit F3, Goodview Garden, 24 Stubbs Road, HK. Email: k***@hkcsgroup.com. No metals or commodities background in any source.
Kenneth Deayton: CEO Hong Kong Corporate Services Group, Deloitte alum (15yr partner), ICIJ Panama Papers node, HK corporate formation specialist since 1975
Deayton's public profile at hongkongcorporateservices.com: CPA qualified Australia and HK, 4yr HK Inland Revenue, 7yr HSBC head office tax consultant, 15yr Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu partner overseeing corporate services division, founded Asian Financial Services Limited (sold), co-founded HK Trust Company Group, now CEO of Hong Kong Corporate Services Group (6/F Wyndham Place, 44 Wyndham St, Central HK). Address: [email protected]. ICIJ offshore leaks database contains his name as officer: icij.org/nodes/12220983. Swiss Commodity Re Limited (HK Co. 79047415) was incorporated Oct 30 2025 — 22 days before the Nov 21 2025 CRML deal — with Deayton as director.