Kemal Sahin

Kemal Şahin has 30+ years of experience in Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime Prevention, Corporate Governance, Internal Controls, Risk Management, Project & Quality Consultancy and Group Audit at Global Tier 1 Investment Banks, Commercial and Transaction Banking, Securities Brokers and Investment Advisory Firms including JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, as well as at the Board Level in retail financial services such as Trive Group & Turkish Bank.

ICA Certified MLRO with Distinction & Approved by the UK FCA Executive Director (SMF3), Chief Compliance Officer (SMF16), Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO / SMF17) & Group Entity Senior Manager (SMF7) as well as Board Member by the MFSA in Malta.

Managed large and small teams of up to 120+ FTE in the UK, USA, Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus and Emerging Markets including Turkey, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Received an MBA from Warwick Business School, UK and a BSc in Economics from METU, Turkey.

Participated in Financial Times’ NED development programme 2018 and held Executive & Non-Executive Directorships at multiple Group Companies globally, as well as in charities such as ArtsDepot in London.

Have been mentoring at Warwick Business School’s MBA programme for graduate students since 2017.