Experience

techUK

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Visa

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director Government Engagement & Regulatory Policy

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Head of Compliance - Visa Payments Limited, Visa Direct

  • May 2019 - Jun 2022

  Key achievements: o Visa Global Compliance Leadership Teamo International team of 30+ o Risk Committee member, reporting to the Boardo Transformation & stabilising operations programo Positive regulator relationso Trained and practiced in Scaled Agileo Integration lead for 2 x M&A



Earthport Payment Services

• Vilnius, Lithuania

• Managing Director

  • Feb 2019 - Jan 2021



Earthport

• VP, Group Head of Compliance & MLRO

  • Sep 2018 - May 2019

  Key achievements:o Budget of +7m GBP & team of 30o Involved with new strategy & E2E transformationo Involved in 2 x M&A diligence o 2 x EU Payment Institution license applications

• VP, Money Laundering Reporting Officer

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2018

  Key achievements:o Regulatory change: PSD2, MLRs 2017 & GDPRo License reapplication to the FCA

• Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer & Head of Diligence

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

  Key achievements:o Member of Compliance Leadership Teamo Formalised document suite recordso Standardised Management Information packs

• Senior Compliance Officer, CDD

  • May 2014 - Nov 2015

  Key achievements:o Line Manager to a team of three diligence officerso Developed globally adopted prioritisation processo Developed process for transaction partner queries



State Street

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Compliance Analyst, Senior Associate and Global Markets UK AML Officer

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

  Key achievements: o Client Assets remediation working group o Implementation of risk-based regulatory compliance monitoring & surveillance program Key achievements: o Client Assets remediation working group o Implementation of risk-based regulatory compliance monitoring & surveillance program



Earthport

• London, United Kingdom

• Compliance Officer

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  Key achievements: o Formalised CDD filing system o Developed a fraud management process Key achievements: o Formalised CDD filing system o Developed a fraud management process



The Bar Standards Board

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Officer

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2012

  Key achievements: o Secretary to two Committees o Project manager for three large scale projects o Wrote an industry consultation for implementation of Aptitude Test for BPTC candidates Key achievements: o Secretary to two Committees o Project manager for three large scale projects o Wrote an industry consultation for implementation of Aptitude Test for BPTC candidates



Bond Solicitors

• London, United Kingdom

• Legal/Investigative Accounting Executive Assistant

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2009



Blackstone Solicitors

• London, United Kingdom

• PA/Legal Assistant

  • Aug 2008 - Feb 2009