COMPLIANCE ALERT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Information Technology Consultant
Ayman Malas - Information Technology Consultant, is an independent consultant, providing advice on information technology strategies, the design of web sites and use of e-commerce systemsworks in partnership with clients, advising them how to use information technology in order to meet their business objectives or overcome problems. Specializes in initiatives ranging from web development and systems integration to network security and technical support.
Job Titles:
- Founder and President of the Edcomm Group Bank
Dr. Linda Eagle, Founder and President of The Edcomm Group Banker's Academy is a 21-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share - providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group Banker's Academy has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of eLearning programs, classroom instruction, multimedia production and online and print based documentation. Edcomm Banker's Academy offers many off-the-shelf and customized courses such as Compliance Training, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Training, Teller Training, and Systems Training specifically designed for Banks, Credit Unions and Money Services Businesses (MSBs).
Michael Matossian, CPA, CAMS joined Arab Bank PLC in November 2005 as the Global Head of Group Regulatory Regulatory Compliance Division . Michael has more than 25 years of experience in regulatory risk management, anti-money laundering and compliance. Over the past 13 years his roles have included Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and Director of Regulatory Risk Management, Director of Anti-Money Laundering , Bank Secrecy Act Officer and General Auditor at three different leading US financial institutions; he spent ten years working for a "Big Four" public accounting firm, and two years with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency . Michael participates on several national and international task forces that address anti-money laundering and compliance matters. He holds the following certifications: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Certified Risk Professional, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.
Job Titles:
- Head of AML & CFT Unit at the Commercial Bank of Qatar
Mohammad S.Mansour, CAMS Head of AML & CFT Unit at the Commercial Bank of Qatar (August 2005-till present). He has headed the AML&CFT Unit at the Commercial Bank of Qatar for the last two years. He was a Senior Research Analyst & Senior Investigator with the Special Investigation Commission-SIC -Lebanon's Financial Information Unit; where he led several AML investigations (Local & International), with international counter parts such as; FINCen, Austrac, and TracFin. He represented the Egmont group in the FATF/MONEYVAL ? Typology Exercise in 2004. Mohamad is a frequent lecturer in international conferences with ACAMS, UAB , US -MENA PSD and others, on AML & CFT issues. He is a member of the CAMS Exam Task Force. He is also a member of the World Union of Arab Bankers & a founding member of the Compliance Best Practices Committee for the MENA region.
Mr. Jihad Feitrouni joined Al Hilal Takaful (a subsidiary of Al Hilal Bank) in June 08 in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Feitrouni has 20 years experience in the insurance industry and is a holder of a BSc. degree in Commercial Sciences and Business Administration from Lebanese University in 1987.He has worked for several insurance companies in Lebanon, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE and has played a major role of establishing and managing several companies in the Takaful Industry and he is an expert and advisor in Islamic Business Module. He is currently a member of several insurance and takaful associations and federations locally and internationally.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Managing Director of Complinet 's Middle East
- Managing Director, Middle East & APAC
Leas is the founder and Managing Director of Complinet's Middle East operation. He has responsibility for the development of the business throughout the region. The Middle East is key in Complinet's growth plans. Complinet has its regional offices in Dubai and over the last year it has experienced 200% growth in revenue. Complinet has a number of new customers in the region and also hosts the rulebooks for the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA).
As well as running and managing the ME operations from Dubai, Leas will also be involved in building operations in Singapore and Hong Kong. He will be working closely with the current Complinet teams in Asia and market participants to develop and execute Complinet's strategy for the Middle East and APAC region
Mr. Samir Tyan, Partner-Advisory Services, Mr. Tyan is a results oriented senior executive with over 30 years of progressive international experience with exceptional managerial, consultancy and business development skills backed-up with a strong technological knowledge and experiences in the global IT industry. He is a Subject Matter Expert in the banking industry resulting from a track record of achievements within reputable banking institutions as well as solution and service providers to the banking and finance industry. During the last four years he was respectively the Business Development Manager for a company selling Anti-Money Laundering solution and services and then a company selling core banking system. Since February 2009 he is Marketing Manager for BML Istisharat, an independent software vendor providing a universal core banking solution for the banking and finance industry. From 1995 to 2004, he was the IT Manager and then Purchasing Manager at Bank Société Générale - Lebanon. Before that, Mr. Tyan had several IT managerial and consultancy roles in the Telecom, Human Resources and Banking and Finance industry in Sweden where he graduated from Örebro / Uppsala University in Sweden in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in System Analysis combined with Business Administration.
Mr. Vincent J. Raniere, EVP-Global of Products Sales at SOFGEN , Holdings Limited (SOFGEN), as of August 1st, 2009, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and with over thirty experience in international banking, former President IDOM, Inc, Vincent J. Raniere' strengths are in accounting, compliance, management and regulatory reporting, systems and operational functions. Mr. Raniere maintains close contact with many industry leaders and high level regulators within various Regulatory Agencies affording him the opportunity to discuss and gain insight into future regulatory changes. He was primarily responsible for winning the contract to become a part of the Core Technology Team for the FFIEC Agencies ‘Call Report Modernization Project'. This provided SOFGEN the opportunity to act as a business adviser to the development team, offering our expertise in banking, regulatory reporting, the current call report collection process, and the workings of the various regulatory agencies.
Tania Fabiani, CAMS, CFE, 'Tania Fabiani has recently been appointed by HE Riyad Al Mubarak and the Crown Prince to be in charge of the Forensic and Integrity Department within the Abu Dhabi Audit Authority (ADAA). ADAA's mission is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to assist Abu Dhabi Government in achieving its objectives and executing its policy agenda. During her term with Deloitte and Touche ME, Tania has led several disputes, investigations and compliance matters for entities in the Middle East region, including entities in Saudi Arabia .Tania started her career with KPMG LLP in the USA and spend more than 10 years providing advisory services including financial due diligence, complex accounting FCPA violations, fraud investigation, fraud risk assessments, anti-money laundering investigations and evaluations of related programs and regulatory compliance services.