Ismail Odeh, Compliance Director

Ismail Odeh

Compliance Director

Kamco Invest

Lieu
Koweït
Éducation
Master, Business Admin and Finance
Expérience
29 years, 3 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :29 years, 3 Mois

Compliance Director à Kamco Invest
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • février 2008 à septembre 2020

• Establishing a compliance Department and developing compliance programs.
• Keeping the Board of Directors and senior management informed on an ongoing basis of the quality of compliance in the Bank.
• Managing the compliance function for the group (16 countries)
• Ensuring compliance with continuing obligations of the Markets where Global is listed (London, Dubai Financial Market, Bahrain Stock Market and Kuwait Stock Market).
• Providing compliance guidance to business management in the development of business strategies, planning, goal setting and day-to-day operations.
• Developing solutions to potential issues involving compliance and regulatory risk.
• Developing compliance training programs and providing compliance training.
• Developing the Bank’s Ethical Standards, Chinese wall and Fiduciary Manual.
• Ensuring that in-country Anti-Money Laundering monitoring and know-your-customer procedures are performed.
• Liaising with regulators, review and respond to their requests and comments.
• Handling UN/US sanctions programs.

Head of Compliance Group à Global Investment Bank
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • février 2008 à octobre 2019

• Establishing a compliance Department and developing compliance programs.
• Keeping the Board of Directors and senior management informed on an ongoing basis of the quality of compliance in the Bank.
• Managing the compliance function for the group (16 countries)
• Ensuring compliance with continuing obligations of the Markets where Global is listed (London, Dubai Financial Market, Bahrain Stock Market and Kuwait Stock Market).
• Providing compliance guidance to business management in the development of business strategies, planning, goal setting and day-to-day operations.
• Developing solutions to potential issues involving compliance and regulatory risk.
• Developing compliance training programs and providing compliance training.
• Developing the Bank’s Ethical Standards, Chinese wall and Fiduciary Manual.
• Ensuring that in-country Anti-Money Laundering monitoring and know-your-customer procedures are performed.
• Liaising with regulators, review and respond to their requests and comments.
• Handling UN/US sanctions programs.

Head of Compliance à Al Rajhi Bank
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • janvier 2005 à décembre 2007

• Establishing a compliance Department and developing compliance programs.
• Keeping the Board of Directors and senior management informed on an ongoing basis of the quality of compliance in the Bank.
• Providing compliance guidance to business management in the development of business strategies, planning, goal setting and day-to-day operations.
• Developing solutions to potential issues involving compliance and regulatory risk.
• Developing compliance training programs and providing compliance training.
• Developing the Bank’s Ethical Standards.
• Ensuring that in-country Anti-Money Laundering monitoring and know-your-customer procedures are performed.
• Liaising with regulators, review and respond to their requests and comments.
• Handling UN/US sanctions programs.

Chief of Staff à Qatar National Bank
  • Autre
  • juin 2004 à janvier 2005

• Acting as Deputy Chief Executive Officer:
• Assisting the CEO in meeting the Bank's strategic objectives, goals, vision and mission statement.
• Maintaining the Bank's leading market share and coming up with new business initiatives.
• Administering the Board and General Assembly meetings
• Managing the human resources policies and strategies in the Bank.

Head of Compliance à Samba financial Group (previously Citibank)
  • Autre
  • novembre 2001 à mai 2004

• Developing compliance program
• Handling UN/US sanctions.
• Keeping the Board of Directors and senior management informed on an ongoing basis of the quality of compliance in the Bank
• Providing compliance guidance to business management in the development of business strategies, planning, goal setting and day-to-day operations.
• Developing solutions to potential issues involving compliance and regulatory risk.
• Developing compliance training programs and providing compliance training.
• Developing the Bank’s Ethical Standards
• Ensuring that in-country Anti-Money Laundering monitoring and know-your-customer procedures are performed.
• Liaising with regulators, review and respond to their requests and comments.

Head of Compliance and Quality director à Citibank
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • juin 1991 à novembre 2001

• Keeping the senior management informed on an ongoing basis of the quality of compliance in the Bank.
• Producing the Bank’s compliance programs including ethical standards.
• Providing compliance guidance to business management in the development of business strategies, planning, goal setting and day-to-day operations.
• Developing solutions to potential issues involving compliance and regulatory risk.
• Developing compliance training programs and providing compliance training.
• Ensuring that in-country Anti-Money Laundering monitoring and know-your-customer procedures are performed and handling of UN and US sanctions programs.
• Liaising with regulators, review and respond to their requests and comments.
• Developing the Bank’s quality program and employees’ quality reward program.
• Developing and Producing King Abdullah Quality Award Program
• Member of several Bank committees such as, Assets and Liabilities Committee, Executive Management Committee.

Central Processing Unit, Department Head, 1994-1996
• Handling loans, custody, wire transfers and expenses.

Head of Compliance Plus others à Citibank
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • janvier 2001 à novembre 2001

• Keeping the senior management informed on an ongoing basis of the quality of compliance in the Bank.
• Producing the Bank’s compliance programs including ethical standards.
• Providing compliance guidance to business management in the development of business strategies, planning, goal setting and day-to-day operations.
• Developing solutions to potential issues involving compliance and regulatory risk.
• Developing compliance training programs and providing compliance training.
• Ensuring that in-country Anti-Money Laundering monitoring and know-your-customer procedures are performed and handling of UN and US sanctions programs.
• Liaising with regulators, review and respond to their requests and comments.
• Developing the Bank’s quality program and employees’ quality reward program.
• Developing and Producing King Abdullah Quality Award Program
• Member of several Bank committees such as, Assets and Liabilities Committee, Executive Management Committee.

Central Processing Unit, Department Head, 1994-1996
• Handling loans, custody, wire transfers and expenses.

Foreign Exchange and Money Market Dealer, 1993-1994
• Managing the Bank’s Balance Sheet.
• Foreign exchange and money market dealings.

Management Associate, 1992-1993
• Rotation in all units of the Bank.

Citibank, N.A. New York, USA

Management Associates Trainee, 1

Éducation

Master, Business Admin and Finance
  • à New Hampshire College
  • septembre 1990

MBA with and Advanced certificate in finance

Specialties & Skills

Presenter
Training
Sanctions
Compliance
Compliance and AML
Microsoft office applications
Team, time and project management
Verbal and written communication skills
Presentation and training
Leadership skills
Microsoft Office

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Attended many training sessions from management to leadership, etc (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Citibank Training Institute
Date de la formation:
February 1991

Loisirs

  • Soccer, basketball, swimming and reading