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Accra, Greater Accra Region, GH

Berekuso, Eastern Region, GH

Our mission is to educate ethical, entrepreneurial leaders in Africa; to cultivate within students, the critical thinking skills, the concern for others, and the courage it will take to transform the continent.

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

Pleasanton, California, US

• Rebuild and transform the Risk Department.
• Evaluate global products and services for processing, fraud and money laundering risks, and for concerns with UDAAP and safety of consumer funds.
• Lead and mentor a team of risk analysts to develop and execute preventive and detective risk mitigation controls, including KYC, OFAC and sanctions screening, fraud monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and.
• Develop and source appropriate internal and third-party systems for risk and compliance.
• Lead corporate ERM initiative.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Sales, Operations, Tech and Product teams.

Pleasanton, California, US

• Executive with oversight responsibility for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Insider Trading and GDPR programs, and for driving overall regulatory and corporate.
• Establish and build talent for the company’s Compliance department.
• Develop and implement strategies to position the company for adoption and management of new policies and legal and regulatory changes, including the development and sourcing of relevant business and compliance systems.
• Oversee all federal registration and state licensing requirements, external oversight reporting and inquiries, and regulatory examinations.
• Define rules for and oversee KYC program and regulatory reporting of suspicious activity (SARs).
• Create and execute training programs for internal employees and external retail partners.

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, GB

• Responsible for the development and deployment of legal, regulatory, ethics and compliance implementation, training and monitoring for Visa's North America (US and Canada) operations.
• Using the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines as a framework, lead the deployment of internal policies that support regulatory requirements such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and prevention of insider.
• Lead the requirements gathering and design and implementation of global systems and processes to handle the identification of government entities; due diligence of intermediaries, pre-approval of gift and entertainment.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance by partnering with business units to understand the key elements of policies and discern among competing requirements, and by nurturing and maintaining positive working.
• Coordinate with training team to assess training needs and deliver targeted training programs; supplement mass training with custom sessions as needed to address unique needs or off cycle requirements for the business
• Perform policy risk assessment and validation and controls monitoring to proactively identify and remediate gaps and propose refinements to policies as needed

• With the formation of Visa Inc., assumed a program management function to engage senior executives, business unit managers, and audit teams to enforce corporate governance standards and discipline in financial reporting.
• Served as the program manager for SOX 302 certification and business liaison for SOX 404 implementation
• Assessed internal financial controls for design effectiveness and operating efficiency, managed remediation activities, and provided executive reporting
• Developed business requirements and implemented systems solutions to support both SOX 302 and 404 program

• After 13 years in systems development and management, transitioned to a highly visible business management role in the Global Services group in VWS, a position requiring executive relationship management and a solid.
• Secretary to the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) comprising senior managers and executives from Visa regions overseeing an annual technology infrastructure budget of over $150 million

• FINANCIAL SYSTEMS (2003 to 2006)
• Full responsibility for directing business and technical team of 30 staff and contractors in the design and enhancement of core in-house financial and business systems for over 2500 Inovant staff: Visa Financial.
• Implemented solutions that established effective business controls and dependable data sources for executive decision makingDIRECTOR - REPORTING TOOLS & FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT (1998 to 2003)
• Advanced to newly created position after the establishment of the Inovant organization. Provided leadership to systems support team of 8 analysts and 6 developers in systems development and maintenance.
• Implemented creative systems solutions that supported management decision making. Directed cross-functional team to build integrated suite of business and financial tools to support operations using Visual Basic and MS.
• Recipient of distinguished Visa Thanks a Trillion Award for streamlining and automating the request management processPROGRAM MANAGER - VISA USA BIN LICENSING PROGRAM (1993 to 1998)

Mba, Finance

International Business Studies

Bsc, Administration / Diploma In Accounting

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