17+ years of Compliance and Financial Crime Compliance experience in banking and financial services industry. Extensive experience in leading and driving industry wide Financial Crime Compliance best practices and standards. Seasoned Compliance risk professional with strong understanding of Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) environment and regulatory framework. Sound knowledge of AML, CTF and Sanctions issues across the financial services industry. Extensive experience in establishment and ongoing development of Sanctions and AML systems, controls and analytics across the organization. Demonstrated ability to lead, implement and embed organizational wide change, contributing to joining up with other risk teams and business globally. Ability to interact at a senior level both internally and externally. Lateral thinker with an ability to interpret and solve complex issues. Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and influencing skills.