Karim Bou Daher, Cams, Crms-Gs Email & Phone Number

Doha, Qatar

Beirut, Lebanon

· Supervise, manage, and evaluate the activity of the AML/CFT compliance controllers and the branch compliance officers.· Review AML/CFT/Sanctions policies and procedures on regular basis to ensure their compliance with regulatory requirements and to prevent legal risks with respect of local and global Anti Bribery and Corruption (AB&C) laws and regulations.· Coordinate and monitor the bank’s local and overseas branches (Cyprus and ADGM), local sister companies (FIDUS SAL – Wealth Management and Private Banking, SGBL Insurance and SGBL Leasing) in order to ensure their compliance with AML/CFT/ABC and sanctions policies and procedures· Create and present varied AML reports.· Control and arrange FATCA and CRS yearly reports.· Organize and present training programs on AML/CFT/ Sanctions to promote a strong Bank-wide compliance culture.· Manage the regulator and auditors’ communications and liaise with Senior Management during AML/CFT reviews.· Verify the effectiveness of AML/CFT extractions and reports’ results and introduce new control mechanisms that help in preventing and detecting suspicious transactions

· Investigated and reviewed, under tight deadlines and during the heaviest crisis in Lebanon, risky deals and transactions following constantly changing rules and regulations.· Represented SGBL in its subsidiaries across the region by controlling, supporting the affiliated teams and verifying the compliance of transactions (LC/LG, transfers, cash deposits, etc…).· Controlled the Monthly AML reports sent by branch compliance officers.· Revamped and revised the preconfigured investigation criteria/configuration found in the Siron illicit activity tracker to ensure better reporting and obedient workflows and transactions.· Managed, streamlined, and supported the suspicious clients monitoring workflow through quarterly seminars for branches compliance officers.· Created custom reports based on compliance best practices.· Investigated/made sure the compliance of transactions vis-à-vis of international standards.

Beirut District, Lebanon

• Supervised, managed and evaluated the activity of AML/CFT monitoring officers and branch compliance officers.• Managed day-to-day compliance monitoring and investigation activity.• Produced monthly compliance monitoring reports, submitted to management with appropriate recommendations.

Verdun, Lebanon

• Monitored on a regular basis high-risk accounts and transactions• Reviewed the automated monitoring system to detect any red flags.• Studied and analyzed supporting documents presented by clients in justification of their activity, and recommended the appropriate action.

Beirut

Sodeco Branch

Beirut

Masters, Management Of Financial Assets

Bachelor, Banking And Finance

Baccalaureate, Sociology And Economics

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