Ralph Ebert Email & Phone Number

Corsier, GE, CH

Genève, CH

Co-Responsible for Compliance and Central FileManaging the Digital Transformation Process in ComplianceMLRO for South Africa pursuant to Section 42A FICA 2001

- Key note speaker in main Financial Crime Conferences in Europe- Consultancy mandate for Digital Transformation- Interim Head Compliance and Internal Control for a private bank branch in Switzerland of a major Middle-East Bank

Zürich, CH

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

- Responsible for the Bank's Compliance Management in Switzerland- Managed an international team of 45 Compliance Officers- Focused on the implementation of Compliance efficiency programs and support of development in international markets (mainly Middle-East)

Geneva, CH

- Responsible for the bank's Compliance risk Management in Zurich and Basel- In Charge of an international Team of 11 Compliance officers- Conceptualized and started implementation of strategic Projects at Group Level with focus on high-risk clients and process efficiency measures

Zurich, CH

• Responsible for proactive identification with timely remediation and read-across of identified failures in the execution or design of the bank’s compliance processes and controls; high interaction with top management.
• Coordinated on a global level all major internal and external fraud investigation cases including FINMA reporting.
• Conceptualized and established a new core function including tools, data capability assessment, technology, controls and processes; managing in the initiation phase a team of 10 Compliance forensic investigators.

Zurich, CH

• Managed the bank’s global PEP and High-Risk client relationships and conceptualized a global PEP and high-risk client risk scoring model within the bank’s risk appetite approach.
• Established the group’s Financial Intelligence Unit to identify, measure and manage Compliance risk at a global level including risk matrix and modelling;
• Global supervisor for the bank’s Anti Money Laundering Country Risk Policy.
• Temporary Regional Head of Anti Money Laundering Asia Pacific in 2013.
• Was in charge of several international teams (65 persons), including regional desks and hubs in the Americas, APAC, EMEA and in Switzerland region.
• Established and coordinated the global task forces related to FIFA and Petrobras scandal as well as the lessons learnt measures.

Paris, FR

• Managed compliance and legal risk oversight of HNWI/UHNWI cross-border business finance activities, also covered business deals with PEPs and sensitive clients.
• Directly reporting to the CEO, supervised compliance of transactions with complex corporate structures in offshore jurisdictions.
• Co-developed financial products in areas of Islamic finance and insurance, and introduced a new Compliance Risk Assessment Scheme for the bank’s cross-border mortgage activities.

Paris, FR

• Managed the Legal and Compliance units in regions North Africa and Eurasia.
• Developed and supervised the bank’s Corporate Compliance Policy across Emerging Markets, including Algeria, China, India, Kazachstan, Morocco, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam.
• Responsible for building and ensuring smooth operations of compliance units in new Emerging Markets.

Paris, FR

• Lead the Global Legal Function consisting of 75 lawyers in 16 countries and provided legal support to BNP Paribas Group´s subsidiaries.
• Successfully managed over 20 mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures with banks and global partners specialized in consumer finance in Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.

Frankfurt Am Main, Deutschland, DE

• Counselled international corporates on mergers, acquisitions and the establishment of subsidiaries and joint-ventures in France and Germany.
• Within the first year, increased the firm’s client portfolio by 10%.

Paris, Île De France, FR

• Responsible for cross-border legal issues, notably joint ventures and business partnerships.
• Established an Environmental Law unit including a profit-centre for the recycling cost management for largest French exporting companies (annual net profit approximately € 1m).
• Launched and lead a consortium of 25 largest German SMEs in a precedent electricity price negotiation.

Toronto, ON, CA

Second Bar Examination, Law

First Bar Examination, Law

Undergraduate Law Degree, Internationales Recht Und Rechtliche Studien

Graduate Law Degree