MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS
Thephil Russelliah Roby, CAMS Riverwoods, IL, USA
Thephil Russelliah Roby has over 12 years’ of experience with financial institutions in the creation and development of their antimoney laundering and sanctions programs, both in the U. S. and abroad. Currently, Roby serves as director for Enterprise AML Governance and Risk at Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods, Illinois. In this capacity, Roby designed and launched the enterprise AML function in order to provide enhanced governance and oversight through the development of consistent standards and practices throughout the organization. Under her leadership, enterprise AML has established, among other things, a holistic enterprise-wide risk program( for risk assessments, country risk, monitoring for new risks / threats, etc.), a policy / procedure framework, a comprehensive training program and an ongoing monitoring and testing program for key controls. In addition, Roby created and launched Discover’ s Enterprise Sanctions and List Screening function, allowing for improved governance, consolidated investigations and enhanced technology capabilities for enterprise-wide acquisition, portfolio and transactional screening.
Prior to joining Discover, Roby held several leadership positions at BMO Financial Group, including serving as director and head of AML— Europe in London, U. K. In this role, she successfully led the design and execution of a comprehensive AML and sanctions program for the scope of the European business and oversaw integration activities of a key acquisition.
Furthermore, Roby has a master’ s in leadership and change management from DePaul University in Chicago, with distinction, and received her CAMS certification in 2007.
Marios M. Skandalis, FCCA, CFC, CFE, FICA, Nicosia, Cyprus
Marios Skandalis is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants( U. K.), a licensed member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners( U. S.) and a Certified Financial Consultant.
In addition, he is a fellow member of the International Compliance Association( U. K.), a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics( U. S.) and a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists( ACAMS).
Today he is the director of the Group Compliance Division of the Bank of Cyprus Group. In this role, he successfully led the demanding compliance and anti-financial crime enhancement program over the last three years leading to the cultural transformation of the bank, setting it as a benchmark and a model financial institution in Europe. To this respect, Bank of Cyprus was awarded the 2017 Best Corporate Governance Corporation in Cyprus Award by World Finance( U. K.), the 2016 Award for Best Transparency and Anti-Corruption Practices by Transparency International Cyprus and the 2017 Award for Best Bank in Cyprus by Corporate Insider( U. K.).
His professional career commenced in 1995 when he served as an audit supervisor and a senior management consultant with Ernst & Young in the Southeastern European region. In 2000, he moved to the Bank of Cyprus Group and took the post of chief financial officer of the General Insurance of Cyprus for over a decade. He then took the post of manager for the Organization of the Bank’ s Overseas Operations until 2013 when he was appointed as legal representative and head of the Bank of Cyprus’ operations in Greece.
Sven Stumbauer, CAMS New York, NY, USA
Sven Stumbauer is the managing director at AlixPartners. In this role he leads AlixPartners’ global anti-money laundering( AML) and sanctions practice, serving clients across North America and Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. Stumbauer’ s industry expertise includes U. S. and international financial institutions, regulatory compliance, fraud issues, AML and Office of Foreign Assets Control( OFAC) compliance.
He has a wealth of experience leading complex, high-profile cross-border projects, providing assistance to clients and regulatory bodies in over 40 countries. In particular, he has led major engagements involving AML / OFAC compliance, fraud and corruption investigations, transactional due diligence and compliance training to both financial institutions and regulators throughout the world. Stumbauer has also provided expert guidance to leading financial institutions and their boards of directors on compliance with AML, OFAC regulations, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
In addition, Stumbauer has hands-on experience providing advisory services around government matters involving Deferred Prosecution Agreements, Cease and Desist Orders and Memorandums of Understanding. He has led numerous matters and / or provided reports to various governmental agencies, such as the U. S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the New York Department of Financial Services and foreign government agencies.
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