Afroditi Boura, Senior Compliance/MLRO and Senior Risk Manager

Afroditi Boura

Senior Compliance/MLRO and Senior Risk Manager

Capital Advantage Consultants

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
28 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :28 years, 2 Months

Senior Compliance/MLRO and Senior Risk Manager at Capital Advantage Consultants
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2017

Direct report to the Managing Director, providing Compliance, AML, Risk Management and Corporate Governance services and relevant training courses to regulated and non-regulated companies in UAE and abroad.
Outsourced Sr. Compliance Officer/MLRO & Sr. Risk Officer for DIFC, ADGM, CBUAE firms

Head of Compliance and Risk Management at NHIC
  • Qatar - Doha
  • October 2014 to May 2017

Direct report to the CEO, managing Compliance and Risk Management for NHIC; central contact point with the Regulator. The National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) is a government-owned entity that manages and operates Seha; the national health insurance scheme in the State of Qatar.

Head of Credit, Surety and Political Risk at Matrix SA
  • Greece
  • February 2014 to September 2014

Responsible for Credit & Surety in Greece, Cyprus, Balkans, Russia, Turkey, UAE, Qatar, Middle East, Asia

Sr. Risk Advisor - Credit Specialist at Marsh McLennan Companies
  • Greece
  • June 2006 to February 2014

•-Risk Management & Risk Consulting Services
-Insurance Broking Claims Advocacy
-High Sales Targets
-Proactive crisis management activities: forecasting potential crises & planning how to deal with them
-Devise & implement appropriate Risk Management procedures
-Act as a support to the RM, PMC managers & discipline leaders for the identification & the evaluation of risks, also the implementation & follow-up of response actions
-Participate in meetings/review with our clients’ Contractor to identify risks & insure that Risk Management specifications are followed
-Ensure that the approved risk mitigation actions are integrated into the main project schedule and budget, by linking with the planning & cost control team.
-Monitor progress on risks & risk reduction actions, create & maintain consolidated Risk Register
-Produce regular Risk Assessment Reports
-Strong focus on public relations to recover any damage to public image
-Due diligence to existing insurance policies / programs
-Risk management advisors helping clients to devise new ways to mitigate risks

Project Manager at Quality Net Foundation
  • Greece
  • September 2005 to May 2006

Duties and responsibilities are including:

• Responsible for Media Tracking & Evaluation of Global Energy Business
• Member of the organisation committee for the CSR FORUM in Greece
• Development of social responsibility towards the private and the public sector as well as the wider civil society with a view to achieving sustainable development and social cohesion
• Support businesses, state organisations and local authorities via a wide range of programmes and tools, to integrate responsible reporting practices and actions in their business strategy
• Build effective and collaborative private and public partnerships

Consultant of Developing and Organising Programmes, PRO at Prefecture or Piraeus, Greece.
  • Greece
  • February 2003 to July 2005

•Olymic Games in Greece, Athens 2004: Work as the PRO for high profile people and politicians.Public relationship with local and foreign public authorities, media, organisations / participants to Olympic Games, preparation of press releases, events, informative material, etc. Common activities include speaking at conferences, working with the media, crisis communications, social media engagement.
•Consultancy services on different European programmes, implementing planned programs of action serving both the organization and the public interest.

Head of Operations at Political Office
  • Greece
  • March 1996 to June 2003

•Participated in the design and implementation of training programs.
•Development of Business Plan
•Provided general administrative and secretarial services.
•keep the public informed about the activity of government agencies, explain policy, and assist in management of political campaigns.

PA of the Board at Hellenic Federation of Employees in Refineries and Chemical Industries
  • Greece
  • November 1996 to October 1997

• Provided general administrative and secretarial services.
• Responsible for maintaining the Association’s accounting records (income, expense).

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at UNIVERSITY OF PIREAUS, GREECE
  • June 2002

• Development of business plan for the Prefecture of Piraeus (2003) • Development of university textbook for the courses of Sociology and Labor Relations HONORS AND AWARDS •Honorable mention in the novel competition organized by Kastaniotis Publishing (1999) •Excellence Award for Athletic Performance in Shot-put , Basketball, Volleyball, football PUBLICATIONS •"Environmental Pollution" (2010) •“Olympic Games 2004”. (Dec. 2002). •“Globalization, Labor Relations and Labor Union Movement” (Dec. 2002).

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
Risk Management
Compliance
• MS Windows XP, Vista
• Productivity Software: Ms-Word, MS Excel, Ms Powerpoint, Access
• Internet: HTML programming, Internet Tools
Training
Corporate Governance

Languages

English
Expert
Greek
Expert
Italian
Intermediate

Memberships

Economic Chamber of Greece
  • Member
  • September 2002
Hellenic Credit Risk Management Association
  • Member
  • March 2010
Social Responsibility Network in Greece
  • Member
  • February 2002
Culture and Athletics
  • Member of the Advancement Division
  • March 2001
AIESEC
  • Member
  • March 2002
National Marketing Institute
  • Member
  • March 2002

Training and Certifications

applicable (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2001
Valid Until:
March 2001
applicable (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2000
Valid Until:
October 2000