Chief Compliance Officer

• May 2018 - Present

• Define and drive the risk management and compliance strategy and ensures alignment with company's strategy. • Develop the implementation of a front-to-back compliance risk and control assessment program. • Supervise the submission of reports and audits to the management and BOD. • Work with Business Development team in providing compliance oversight of IT Solutions and other initiatives of Credit Pilot within Fintech industry. • Stay current on regulators’ approaches to fintech business, modify the company’s controls to address regulator concerns and provide responses to regulatory requests and inquiries. Show less

Executive Director

• Dec 2020 - Present

Regulatory and AML Compliance Consultant

• Aug 2017 - Dec 2020

• Overseeing the compliance and AML functions. • Establishing, implementing and maintaining adequate policies and procedures. • Monitoring and assessing the Compliance Monitoring Program. • Ensuring that the Board, senior management and employees conduct themselves in compliance with applicable rules and regulations and act according to the internal policies and procedures. • Acting as a channel of communication for clients, regulatory authorities and partners and other relevant third parties. • Responding to both internal and external compliance enquiries and advising accordingly. • Assessing the impact of forthcoming regulations issued on national, European and international level. • Becoming involved in any ad-hoc projects that touch upon compliance and advising senior management. Show less

MLCO

• Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

• Detecting, recording and assessing compliance risks • Monitoring the compliance function • Preparation of Annual Report • Detecting, recording and assessing compliance risks • Monitoring the compliance function • Preparation of Annual Report

Local Compliance Officer

• Nov 2015 - Aug 2017

• Liaison between Group Compliance Department (GCD) and the Business Units of International Business, Wealth and Markets (IBWM).• Contact person for campaigns initiated by GCD.• Support, coordinate and train IBWM staff for CRS/FATCA related subjects.

Compliance Risk Assessment and Reporting Officer (International Banking, Wealth & Markets)

• Mar 2014 - Aug 2017

• Guidance to the Managers and the personel of the business units regarding the Central Bank of Cyprus directive.• Support and coordination for the AML procedures.• Review and evaluation of new and existing “High Risk” customers.• Preparation of training material and provision of training and consulting to the staff, in order to improve the quality of AML/KYC procedures.• Preparation of the answers to Correspondences’ banks enquiries. • Project manager for campaigns related to AML.• Evaluation of new applications for account opening, accordance to bank’s customers’ acceptance policy. Show less

Team Leader Customer Service Department

• Sep 2003 - Feb 2014

• Extensive experience in international business companies, complex business structures, complex business transactions• Execution and supervision for effective implementation of AML Compliance procedures.• Daily communication and in-persons meeting with associates and customers with main focus the successful, timely and quality problem-solving.• Develop and implement business plans relating to the design of new products, procedures and documentation

Multifunctional Teller

• Aug 2000 - Sep 2003

Head of Account Department

• Jul 1999 - Aug 2000