Chris Heaton-Harris (pictured), former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has joined M2 Recovery, a firm specialising in crypto asset recovery and legal expenses insurance, as a senior advisor.
Heaton-Harris was Member of Parliament for Daventry from 2010 to 2024 and held several government positions, including Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under Prime Ministers Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, Minister of State for Transport, and Chief Whip of the House of Commons under Boris Johnson. During his time as Northern Ireland Secretary, he was involved in implementing The Windsor Framework and managing negotiations with the European Union amid political challenges.
Prior to his parliamentary career, Heaton-Harris was director of a family-run wholesale business for nearly ten years. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands from 1999 to 2009, acting as Conservative Chief Whip from 2001 to 2004. During this period, he worked on addressing fraud and mismanagement within European institutions, including involvement in the case of Marta Andreasen, the European Commission’s former Chief Accountant.
At M2 Recovery, Heaton-Harris will apply his political and leadership experience to support the firm’s work on crypto asset recovery and fraud prevention in a complex financial landscape.
M2 Recovery operates globally in crypto asset recovery and legal expenses insurance. With reported crypto scams reaching $9.9 billion in 2024, the company has expanded its services to include after-the-event legal expenses insurance and a ‘No Win, No Fee’ option aimed at improving access to recovery services for victims of crypto theft.
The company recently received Best Insurance Provision at The Digital Commonwealth Awards, noted for offering the only insurance product in the market covering up to £250,000 in legal expenses related to recovering assets lost to theft or fraud.
On his appointment, Heaton-Harris said M2 Recovery’s approach addresses the growing digital threats faced by consumers and aims to rebuild trust in the crypto sector.
Neil Holloway, founder of M2 Recovery, said Heaton-Harris’s governance experience aligns with the company’s focus on accountability and will support efforts to protect victims of targeted crypto scams and maintain the company’s position in the sector.
