AWARDS
2023 ACAMS AFC Professional of the Year
Nicholas Schumann : Building a positive work culture
ACAMS Today talked to the 2023 ACAMS AFC Professional of the Year recipient , Nicholas Schumann , who is the U . S . head of Financial Crime Framework , senior vice president at HSBC . In his current role , he is responsible for helping guide HSBC ’ s participation in public-private financial information sharing partnerships in the U . S . to support intelligence-led financial crime risk management . Before assuming this role , Schumann served as deputy director for HSBC ’ s financial intelligence unit in the U . S ., overseeing a team that analyzed complex , multi-jurisdictional financial crime threats . Prior to joining the bank in 2015 , he worked at the U . S . Department of the Treasury ’ s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence for almost seven years . Schumann also holds the rank of Major in the U . S . Army Reserve and has been deployed to Kuwait and Iraq . A regular contributor to ACAMS Today , Schumann is also co-chair of the ACAMS South Florida Chapter .
ACAMS Today ( AT ): Congratulations , Nick ! What were some of the specific high points in your career during the past year ?
Nick Schumann ( NS ): Many thanks ― being named the ACAMS AFC Professional of the Year is an amazing honor and quite humbling . As far as recent career high points , this award is certainly at the top of the list . Earlier this year , I was also lucky to have been named an HSBC “ Culture Hero ,” which recognizes colleagues ’ contributions to building a positive work culture and supporting diversity and inclusion efforts . Through HSBC ’ s Employee Resource Group ( ERG ) network , I am heavily involved in efforts to support military veteran transition efforts to the civilian sector , and this includes anti-financial crime ( AFC ) roles , of course .
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